Chandigarh Estate Office JE, head draftsman held for taking ?15,000 bribe

The vigilance department of the Chandigarh Police on Friday arrested a junior engineer and head draftsman at the Estate Office for demanding ?15,000 bribe for clearing a building violation.

The junior engineer was identified as Vishnu Kumar and head draftsman as Bipin Bagga, who is posted in the building branch of the Estate Office.

As per the complaint, the duo demanded ?15,000 for the inspection and subsequent clearance of a violation.

The vigilance department laid a trap and caught Bagga red-handed while accepting the bribe on behalf of the junior engineer. Subsequently, the junior engineer was also arrested.

The accused were booked under Sections 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

The vigilance department officials urged residents to report any instances of bribery or requests for favours by government employees.

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Call: 836-081-7378 (With 24-hour WhatsApp message facility)

E-mail: sspvigc.chd@nic.in; vigilance-chd@nic.in