Hoshiarpur- In the ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested Deputy Chief Engineer Harminder Singh and Lineman Kewal Sharma posted at Division Range Office of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) Hoshiarpur red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 50,000.
Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau said that the said accused have been arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by Senior Executive Engineer Lakhvir Singh, resident of Jagat Avenue, Village Hardothala, PSPCL Division Office, Hoshiarpur.
He further said that the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau and alleged that the accused Deputy Chief Engineer called him to his office and demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 and asked him to hand over the amount to accused Lineman Kewal Sharma.
The spokesperson further said that after preliminary investigation of the complaint, the team of Hoshiarpur unit of Vigilance Bureau laid a trap and caught both the accused red handed while accepting bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant in the presence of two government witnesses. In this regard, a case has been registered against both the accused under Prevention of Corruption Act at Jalandhar Range Police Station of Vigilance Bureau and further investigation of the case is underway.