Patiala: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested a Pungrain manager and a mandi inspector in Barnala for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000, an official spokesperson said on Friday.The accused have been identified as Manpreet Singh, manager, Pungrain, and Davinder Kaur, mandi inspector and in-charge at Barnala grain market.The arrests followed a complaint by a resident of Lakhi Colony, Barnala. The complainant alleged that the two officials demanded the bribe to increase the paddy allotment to his rice sheller in line with its installed capacity.The conversation regarding the alleged bribe demand was recorded, the spokesperson said. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau’s Patiala range, following which both officials were arrested.A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at the Vigilance Bureau police station in Patiala. Further investigation is under way.
