Chandigarh, October 16, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested a patwari posted at the revenue office in Tapa, Barnala district, for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹30,000 in exchange for carrying out a land mutation.
Disclosing the development on Friday, an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau identified the accused as Manish Kumar, who was arrested following a complaint lodged by a resident of village Bhotna in Tapa tehsil of Barnala district.
According to the complaint, the patwari had allegedly demanded ₹30,000 from the complainant for executing the mutation of his land.
Unwilling to pay the alleged bribe, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau’s Patiala Range and reported the matter.
Acting on the complaint, a Vigilance Bureau team laid a trap and arrested Manish Kumar red-handed while he was allegedly accepting ₹30,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.
A case has been registered against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the Vigilance Bureau police station in Patiala.
Further investigation into the case is underway.
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