The vigilance bureau (VB) on Monday arrested an inspector of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, posted in Ferozepur, for accepting a bribe of ₹45,000.
The VB had laid a trap after receiving a complaint from Mohan Lal, a commission agent in Ferozepur, that the inspector, identified as Amit Kumar Kakkar, was demanding bribe for passing bills pertaining to labour and sewing charges on purchased paddy bags. He initially demanded ₹2 per bag but later settled at ₹1.30 per bag, which came to ₹45,000.
The accused was caught red-handed accepting bribe in the presence of two official witnesses. The bribe money was also recovered from his possession.
Kakkar has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act at vigilance police station in Ferozepur.