Gurwinder Singh, a revenue official in Punjab was arrested on the charges of taking bribes over ₹34 lakh, Punjab Vigilance Bureau said on Tuesday. Singh is also accused of taking ‘Pakistani juttis' (shoes) worth ₹3 lakh as a bribe.
Singh posted as 'Patwari' in Ludhiana, surrendered himself before the Punjab Police after his bail application in the matter was rejected by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a spokesperson of the bureau said.
Singh’s father and brother, and his agent Nikku have also been booked in the corruption case. The case was registered based on a complaint lodged by Babbu Tanwar, a resident of Bathinda, against Singh and his agent. The complainant had alleged that the accused had accepted a bribe amount of Rs 40,000 for sanctioning the mutation of property of his father, located near the Ludhiana bus stand.
The complainant further alleged that the 'patwari' and his agent Nikku had also taken ₹3.40 lakh for purchasing two Apple iPhones and smartwatches. He also accepted ‘Pakistani juttis' worth ₹3 lakh as bribes, the complainant added, noting that he had to spend ₹80,000 for Nikku’s birthday party.
The vigilance bureau spokesperson said during the probe it was found that the 'patwari', his accomplice Nikku, his father Parmjeet Singh, and brother Balwinder Singh accepted another Rs 27.50 lakh as bribes on four occasions from the complainant. The 'patwari' neither did the mutation of the property in question nor returned the money to the complainant, said the spokesperson.
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