Ludhiana: Sarpanch booked for demanding ₹4-lakh bribe
Gagandeep Singh Kainth, a BJP leader and a realtor and builder, registered a complaint against the sarpanch on the state government’s anti-corruption helpline; Kainth in his complaint stated that the Sarpanch demanded ₹4 lakh for issuing a water connection to the houses, while the actual fee of water connection was ₹1100
The Ludhiana vigilance bureau booked a woman sarpanch of Satjot Nagar village at Dhandran Road for demanding ₹4 lakh bribe for issuing water connections to newly constructed houses in Satjot Nagar. The accused has been identified as sarpanch Sukhwinder Kaur.
Gagandeep Singh Kainth, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and a realtor and builder, registered a complaint against the sarpanch on the state government’s anti-corruption helpline.
Kainth in his complaint stated that he bought a chunk of land in Satjot Nagar village and constructed two houses. Meanwhile, he received a message from the sarpanch Sukhwinder Kaur, who asked him to meet her at the office. Kainth stated that when he reached her office the Sarpanch demanded ₹4 lakh for issuing a water connection to the houses, while the actual fee of water connection was ₹1100. Kainth recorded the whole conversation on his mobile phone.
Further, Kainth added that when his father went to her office, the sarpanch tried to crack the deal for ₹1.50 lakh. One of his friends, who was accompanying his father, had recorded the conversation on the mobile phone. They produced the recording before the vigilance bureau officials.
According to the vigilance bureau officials, an FIR under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act has been lodged against the sarpanch. A hunt is on for her arrest.
