Both have been arrested by the Vigilance Bureau. ( Representational/File)The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Saturday arrested two retired inspectors of Punjab Roadways who allegedly changed the departure timing of government buses to benefit private buses in exchange of bribes, a VB spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said, “Some employees of Punjab Roadways were accused of collecting daily/monthly bribes by changing the running timings of state passenger buses from the bus stand to favour the private buses. In this regard, the VB had registered a case on April 30, 2021, under Section 7, 7-A of Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B of IPC at Vigilance Bureau Police Station, Amritsar.”
He informed that “among the accused involved in this case, retired inspector of Punjab Roadways Depot Amritsar-2, Raj Kumar Raju, resident of village Fullra, Pathankot district and Tarsem Singh, retired inspector of Punjab Roadways Depot Jalandhar-1, resident of village Chakkhelan, Hoshiarpur district were evading arrest in this case. Both have been arrested by the Vigilance Bureau.”