Market committee official held for graft in Haryana’s Karnal

As per the Haryana bureau official, the accused has been identified as Raghbir, posted at the Karnal market committee office

A team of the state vigilance bureau, Karnal, on Monday arrested an auction recorder of the market committee while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 in lieu of getting him a licence for selling fodder.

A case has been registered against the accused Market committee official Raghbir under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the accused will be produced before the court.

As per the bureau official, the accused has been identified as Raghbir, posted at the Karnal market committee office.

In a statement, inspector Sachin Kumar of the VB said, “The complainant had approached us alleging that the auction recorder was demanding a ₹10,000 bribe to get him a licence. After verifying the facts, a team led by inspector Seema arrested the accused red-handed from his office and recovered the bribe money. During the probe, it has been revealed that the accused was demanding a bribe in the name of the secretary, who is authorised to issue the license. The involvement of the concerned secretary will also be investigated.”

He added that a case has been registered against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the accused will be produced before the court.