Chandigarh, November 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB), Rohtak team, has arrested an advocate for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 in return for getting a land map approved. The role of a reader posted at the Naib Tehsildar’s office has also come under scrutiny in the case.
The arrested accused has been identified as Parveen Kadian, 46, a resident of Dubladhan village in Jhajjar district. He was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting the bribe during a trap operation conducted by the vigilance team in Jhajjar.
According to the complaint, the complainant had been asked to pay Rs 20,000 to get the map of his land approved. The alleged demand was made by Kadian and Vijay, a reader at the Naib Tehsildar’s office.
Acting on the complaint, the SV&ACB team laid a trap and arrested Kadian while he was allegedly receiving the amount. The bureau is investigating Vijay’s alleged involvement, but he has not been arrested so far.
An FIR, numbered 37 and dated November 13, 2026, has been registered at the SV&ACB police station in Rohtak under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The trap operation was conducted under the leadership of CDC/Inspector Devender of the SV&ACB Jhajjar unit. District Food and Supplies Controller Aditya Kaushik, Jhajjar, was present as the gazetted officer, while Inspector Sumit acted as the shadow witness.
The bureau has appealed to the public to report demands for bribes by government officials, employees or private persons acting on their behalf. Complaints can be made through its toll-free helplines 1064 and 1800-180-2022, or via WhatsApp at 94178-91064.
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