Punjab vigilance nabs patwari for charging exorbitant fee in Jalandhar

Punjab Vigilance Bureau has nabbed a patwari in Jalandhar district for charging ₹1,500 fee for the village map, the cost of which decided by the government is only ₹80

Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday nabbed a patwari Harbans Lal posted at Revenue Halqa Nurmahal in Jalandhar district for charging ₹1,500 fee for the village map, the cost of which decided by the government is only ₹80.

The accused has been booked under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act at police station VB, Jalandhar Range. (Representational Photo)

An official spokesperson of the VB said that Narinder Singh, resident of Ramewal village filed a complaint on government’s anti-corruption helpline that his maternal uncle approached the patwari on June 23 to get the village map but the official overcharged him.

After preliminary investigation of the complaint, the spokesperson said that a VB team on Monday arrested the accused patwari after registering a first information report (FIR) under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act at police station VB, Jalandhar Range.