Haryana: Clerk arrested for taking bribe at Ambala
Chandigarh, March 4 – Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has arrested Sukhbir, a clerk with the District Industrial Centre, Ambala while accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 in lieu of passing a loan under the government scheme.
Sharing the information here today, a spokesperson of Vigilance Bureau informed that complainant Mukesh Kumar had accused the clerk of seeking Rs 10,000 bribe to pass a loan of Rs 5 lakh on his shop under the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme.
The complainant had approached the Vigilance Bureau which laid a trap and arrested the accused red-handed accepting Rs 3000 in cash in the presence of the duty magistrate.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against the accused in Ambala. Further investigation is underway.