Patiala: PUNSUP inspector, former sarpanch arrested for corruption

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau Tuesday arrested PUNSUP inspector Raman Gaud, posted at Barnala, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25000. In another case, the former sarpanch of Ajnauda Khurd village in Patiala was arrested for alleged misappropriation of panchayat funds to the tune of Rs 5.70 lakh.

A spokesperson said that Gaud along with another PUNSUP Inspector Pukhraj Singla allegedly took bribes from a collection agent for getting his bills cleared. Singla has been arrested Rs 3.40 lakh was recovered from him. The spokesperson added that in another case, former sarpanch Sukhwinder Kaur was arrested on the allegations of embezzling Rs 5.70 lakh gram panchayat funds during her tenure.