Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, 8 January -
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has arrested
Panchayat Secretary, Prithvi Singh,posted at BDPO Office, block Moonak in Sangrur district red handed while
he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 20000. In this case another co-accused Davinder Bansal, Audit Inspector,
posted in the office of Regional Deputy Director, Local Fund Audit, Patiala has also been nominated.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of state VB said the aforementioned accused has
been arrested following a complaint lodged by Gurwinder Singh, a resident of village Maha Singh Wala in
Moonak who is husband of former Sarpanch.
He further added that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the said Panchayat
Secretary has demanded bribe of Rs 20000 for auditing of the development works carried out by the village
panchayat of Maha Singh Wala during the previous tenure and told that the bribe money has to be shared
with aforementioned Davinder Bansal, Audit Inspector.