Fire station officer held accepting ₹10K

JALANDHAR: Vigilance bureau (VB) arrested a fire station officer posted at Kapurthala fire brigade station, after he was caught redhanded while accepting ₹ 10,000 on Tuesday.

Jalandhar SSP Daljinder Singh Dhillon said the complainant Harman Walia had applied for NOC clearance for his petrol pump but the accused, identified as Ajay Goyal, demanded ₹10,000 to grant the certificate.

The complainant approached

THE COMPLAINANT APPLIED FOR AN NOC CLEARANCE FOR HIS PETROL PUMP BUT WAS TOLD TO PAY BRIBE

VB, which laid a trap and caught the accused. A case has been registered against Giyal under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act at vigilance bureau, Jalandhar.