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United News of India
a day ago
- United News of India
Punjab Vigilance arrests CA while taking bribe
Chandigarh, May 31 (UNI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested Gursewak Singh, chartered accountant (CA), Jalandhar, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh on behalf of a CGST officer posted at Jalandhar. An official spokesperson of the state VB said here on Saturday that the arrest was made following a complaint made by a firm owner, a Jalandhar resident. He informed that the complainant approached the VB alleging that the CA had demanded Rs 30 lakh from him on behalf of a CGST officer as a bribe for benefiting in an enquiry being conducted under CGST Act against his firm. The spokesperson said an FIR has been registered against the accused at VB police station in Mohali. The accused would be produced before a court even as the investigation continues. In another case, the VB arrested SI Sukhraj Singh, posted at CIA Staff Jalandhar, while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. The spokesperson said the police officer has been arrested following a complaint lodged by a readymade garments shopowner of village Saidpur Kalan, Tehsil Ajnala in Amritsar. A case has been registered against the accused at the VB Police Station, Jalandhar Range, and further investigation is underway, he said. UNI GS PRS
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Punjab: CA held taking ₹10L bribe on behalf of IRS officer: VB
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday said it arrested a charted accountant (CA) red-handed for reportedly demanding and accepting ₹10 lakh as bribe on the behalf of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer posted as assistant commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), Jalandhar. The accused has been identified as Gursewak Singh, a resident of Jalandhar. An official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrests were made after a firm owner complained that the CA demanded ₹30 lakh from him on behalf of the CGST assistant commissioner as bribe for benefiting the company in connection with an inquiry being conducted under the CGST Act. The spokesperson further said that after a preliminary verification of the complaint, a VB flying squad laid a trap during which the CA was arrested red-handed while he was receiving the first installment of ₹10 lakh from the complainant in presence of two official witnesses. 'On the basis of the disclosure of the CA, the role of the IRS officer is under investigation,' a spokesperson said. He informed that an FIR has been registered against the CA under Sections 7 and 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and under Section 61(2) of the BNS at the VB police station, flying squad-1, Punjab, in Mohali. The accused would be produced in a court on Saturday and further investigation was under progress, he added.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Jalandhar SI arrested while accepting ₹30k as bribe
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday arrested sub-Inspector (SI) Sukhraj Singh, posted with the Jalandhar CIA staff, red-handed while he was reportedly accepting ₹30,000 as bribe. A VB spokesperson said the cop was arrested following a complaint lodged by a readymade garment shop owner and resident of Saidpur Kalan village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. According to the complaint, SI Sukhraj Singh had arrested the complainant's son-in-law under Section 21 of the NDPS Act at the division number 1 police station in connection with seizure of 403-gm heroin when he had visited Jalandhar on May 18 to purchase tarpaulins. 'During the remand period, the said SI informed the complainant that his son-in-law's vehicle and two mobile phones were in his possession but were not listed as case property, assuring their return later. When the complainant visited the police station to collect the vehicle and mobile phones, the accused demanded ₹50,000 for releasing the same. Later, he agreed to accept ₹30,000 and the entire conversation was recorded by the complainant,' the spokesperson said. He informed that after a preliminary verification of the complaint, the VB team laid a trap during which the SI was apprehended red-handed while accepting ₹30,000 as bribe from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at the VB police station, Jalandhar range, and further investigation is underway, he added.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
AAP's Jalandhar Central MLA Raman Arora in custody of vigilance bureau for corruption, party appoints industrialist Nitin Kohli as in-charge of his seat
Jalandhar: With its Jalandhar Central MLA Raman Arora still in the custody of vigilance bureau in a corruption case, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has inducted Jalandhar-based industrialist Nitin Kohli into the party and appointed him as the legislative constituency's in-charge. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now During the induction, AAP Punjab affairs in-charge Manish Sisodia emphasised that Kohli had been helping the party from the start and he was now "formally joining" the party. "Our own MLA (Raman Arora) broke the trust of people and he did a few things due to which the govt had to take action. When the state govt and vigilance bureau got information about his wrongdoings, they quickly took action," he said. "This shows AAP does not spare even its own if they indulge in corruption. " AAP state president Aman Arora and state working president Sherry Kalsi were also present. "Kohli has been already showing leadership qualities. Now he will open an office in the constituency and serve people," Sisodia said. Sisodia claimed that Kohli's joining was a manifestation of trust being expressed by industrialists, businessmen, and traders in AAP and the state govt. "This expression of trust shows the atmosphere in Punjab is good," he said. Kohli added that anti-corruption agencies in Punjab had a free hand. On his part, Kohli said after Lovely Professional University chancellor Ashok Mittal and Sanjeev Arora, both Rajya Sabha members, joined AAP, industrialists started having great faith in AAP and now it is increasing. On the occasion, several industrialists and businessmen from Jalandhar were present. This is the first instance in which AAP has appointed a constituency in-charge after an MLA was arrested on corruption charges. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Such a drastic step was not taken after arrest of Mansa MLA and former health minister Vijay Singla and Bathinda Rural MLA Amit Ratan Kotfatta, who were also held under corruption charges, and they continue to function in their constituencies. Arora's VB custody extended by 4 days AAP MLA from Jalandhar Central seat Raman Arora was produced in a court here on Thursday and remanded in the custody of vigilance bureau for another four days. He was brought to court on the completion of his previous five-day custody of VB. Arora's counsel opposed the extension in VB custody, and arguments took place for around an hour. The VB informed the court that some other complainants came to them against Arora. MC building branch official arrested A woman inspector of Jalandhar municipal corporation's building branch has also been arrested by the vigilance bureau. Earlier, ATP Sukhdev Vashisht's arrest had led to the arrest of AAP MLA Raman Arora. The arrested inspector was brought to civil hospital on Thursday night for a medical examination.
India Gazette
4 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
'AAP will not compromise on corruption': AAP MP Malvinder Kang on Fazlika SSP's suspension
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 28 (ANI): As the Punjab government suspended Fazlika Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) on corruption charges, AAP MP Malvinder Kang said that the party will not compromise on the issue of corruption. Talking to ANI, MP Kang said, 'The SSP of Fazilka has been suspended and from day one, our government has taken action against our MLAs and opposition MLAs as well...' He said that in Delhi in 2015, the then CM Arvind Kejriwal took action against the party's MLA, and the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab has also taken a similar step against its party member. Malvinder Kang added, 'AAP will not compromise on the issue of corruption...' SSP Fazilka has been suspended by the Punjab government in a corruption case. As per officials, the suspension of the senior cop follows after four police personnel were caught red-handed taking Rs 1 lakh bribe. Speaking over the corruption case, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said, 'No one will be spared in case of corruption, be it someone small or big, our own or a stranger.' Earlier, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), as part of its ongoing anti-corruption drive, arrested Suresh Kumar, a clerk at the Nagar Council in Malout, Muktsar Sahib district, on Sunday. He was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from an underprivileged widow. Disclosing this here on Sunday, an official spokesperson of the state Vigilance Bureau said that the aforementioned accused had been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Malout. He further added that the complainant had approached the VB. He alleged that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 for releasing money under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Mission to construct a dwelling, but a deal had been struck to pay the bribe in instalments. (ANI)
