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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau Tuesday nabbed a government clerk in connection with his alleged involvement in a bribery case linked to revenue officer Vijaypal Singh who was arrested in Ludhiana a few days ago, officials said.
The police have identified the clerk as Rohit Sharma alias Rohit Kumar, posted at the Sub-Divisional Magistrate office in Malerkotla, who had kept the safe custody of the bribe money accepted by Singh.
The Vigilance had arrested Singh for accepting the bribe of Rs 5 lakh in two instalments from complainant Karamjit Singh, a resident of Bhaini Kalan village, in lieu of getting his family property share and providing compensation of the land acquired for a road.
Divulging more details, a Vigilance spokesperson said that the anti-corruption agency has found the involvement of clerk Rohit Sharma, who is posted as a reader with SDM Malerkotla, for receiving the amount from accused Singh for its safekeeping.
He said that the accused clerk has been arrested and further investigations are on.
Meanwhile, a case has already been registered under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Police Station Economic Offences Wing, Vigilance Bureau, Ludhiana.
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