Taking action on a complaint, the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau, Panchkula, on Wednesday, arrested accused Vijay, a driver working in the irrigation department, Panchkula, red-handed near Hafed, Sector 5, while he was accepting a cash bribe of ₹50,000 from the complainant.
A case has been registered against the accused under Section 7A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act at the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau police station, Panchkula.
The complainant alleged that his aunt’s son, Anup, a resident of Gogadia village, Jind district, irrigates his fields with canal water from the Badhana Minor. Earlier, an outlet (R.D. 10200 L. 1 R.) was constructed for irrigating his fields from the Badhana Minor, but it was quite far from his fields.
Currently, a file is pending at the irrigation department headquarters, Panchkula, for transferring the old outlet and constructing a second outlet (R.D. 12500 L.). To expedite this file, the complainant met Vishambar (advisor), who is posted at the irrigation department headquarters, Panchkula.
Vishambar informed him that the process for transferring the outlet was underway and advised him to meet Vijay.
{{/usCountry}}Vishambar informed him that the process for transferring the outlet was underway and advised him to meet Vijay.
{{/usCountry}}When the complainant met Vijay, he allegedly on the instructions of an officer posted at the irrigation department, demanded a cash bribe of ₹50,000 from the complainant in exchange for getting the pending file for the outlet transfer cleared.