Punjab vigilance arrests Markfed officer for demanding bribe in SBS Nagar

Punjab vigilance bureau has arrested an assistant field officer of Markfed posted as branch manager at Banga, SBS Nagar for demanding a bribe of ₹52,000 from a commission agent.

Punjab vigilance bureau has arrested an assistant field officer of Markfed, Gurlal Singh, posted as branch manager at Banga, SBS Nagar for demanding a bribe of ₹52,000. A spokesperson of the VB said the accused official has been arrested after an investigation of an online complaint lodged at the chief minister’s anti-corruption helpline. Giving details, he said that the complainant Rajiv Kumar of village Hakimpur, Banga has informed that he is a commission agent in the grain market Banga and the Markfed officer was demanding rupee one per bag as a bribe for purchasing 52,000 bags of paddy from his shop in the last season. The complainant further informed the VB that a deal had been struck at ₹35,000 but he didn’t want to pay the bribe.

The complainant Rajiv Kumar of village Hakimpur, Banga has informed that he is a commission agent in the grain market Banga and the Markfed officer was demanding rupee one per bag as a bribe for purchasing 52,000 bags of paddy from his shop in the last season (HT photo)

The spokesperson added that the VB has investigated the allegations levelled in the complaint and registered a corruption case against the accused Markfed official after finding him guilty of demanding bribe money. In this regard, the VB has registered a case under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at VB police station Jalandhar. Further investigation, in this case, was under progress, he added.