Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Punjab Vigilance Bureau Catches Employee Taking Bribe
In Punjab, a man named Parvesh who works as a contractual employee in the Land Records Department was caught taking a bribe.
He asked for money to give someone important papers about their land.
The person who reported this had to pay a lot of money already and was about to pay more when the police caught Parvesh.
The police are now investigating this case.
This happened because the man needed papers to prove he owns some land, and Parvesh was supposed to help but asked for too much money.
Punjab Vigilance Bureau caught Parvesh, a contractual employee, taking a bribe of Rs 4,000.
Parvesh demanded Rs 22,000 in total for providing land records and their translation.
The complainant had already paid Rs 18,000 before the trap was set.
The case involves a dispute over 12 acres of ancestral land in village Chhokra.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered, and the investigation is ongoing.
- Who
- Parvesh, a contractual employee in the Land Records Department, Punjab
- What
- Accepted a bribe of Rs 4,000 for providing land records
- When
- During the ongoing anti-corruption drive by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau
- Where
- Office of the Director, Land Records Department, Punjab, Jalandhar
- Why
- To provide land records and their translation from Urdu to Punjabi
- Accused
- Parvesh (contractual employee)
- Bribe Amount
- Rs 4,000
- Complainant's Location
- Village Chhokra, Tehsil Dasuya, District SBS Nagar
- Department Involved
- Director, Land Records Department, Punjab
- Total Bribe Demanded
- Rs 22,000
- Total Bribe Paid
- Rs 22,000 (Rs 18,000 already paid, Rs 4,000 caught in trap)
- Legal Action
- Case registered under Prevention of Corruption Act
- Investigation Status
- In progress