Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Punjab Consumer Court Reader Arrested for ₹50,000 Bribe
A court official in Punjab was caught taking a bribe.
A woman's husband, who was an officer in the police, died in an accident.
The police agreed to pay the family money, but the bank wouldn't release it.
So, the woman went to a consumer court to get the money.
The court official asked for a bribe to make the court rule in her favor.
The official was caught by the police when accepting the bribe.
Now, they are investigating the official and the case.
A Reader at the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in Tarn Taran, Punjab, was arrested.
Varinder Goyal was caught accepting a ₹50,000 bribe.
The bribe was demanded for a favorable judgment related to a compensation case.
The complainant's husband, an ASI, died in an accident in 2022.
A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- Who
- Varinder Goyal, a Reader to the president of District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum.
- What
- A court reader was arrested for taking a bribe.
- When
- The arrest happened after a complaint was filed.
- Where
- Tarn Taran, Punjab, India.
- Why
- He was accepting a bribe to ensure a favorable judgment in a compensation case.
- Accused
- Varinder Goyal
- Position
- Reader, District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum
- Location
- Tarn Taran, Punjab
- Bribe Amount
- ₹50,000
- Complaint
- Regarding delayed compensation
- Charge
- Prevention of Corruption Act