The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed the charge sheet against a patwari who was arrested while allegedly accepting a Rs50,000 bribe in February.
Balraj Singh was posted at the building branch of the Chandigarh municipal corporation at the time of his arrest.
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The case will now come up for hearing on May 18.
Balraj had allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh for submitting a site verification report for an NOC issued for the transfer of ownership of a house.
His initial demand for Rs 2 lakh had come down to Rs 1 lakh. The accused was arrested from the parking of the new district court complex where he had come to collect the first installment of Rs 50,000.
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