Pungrain inspector held for taking ₹1.5L bribe

Ludhiana: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday arrested a Pungrain inspector Kunal Gupta posted at Ludhiana for accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh.A spokesperson of the state VB said the inspector was arrested on the complaint of Charanjit Singh, owner of Kartar Singh & Sons Rice Mill, for taking the bribe.He said Charanjit had lodged a complaint with the CM’s anti-corruption helpline alleging that the Pungrain Inspector had taken a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from him and Rs 50,000 from Mahesh Goel, owner of Paras Rice Mill, on the pretext of allotting paddy for the previous season. The complainant alleged that as four shellers in the district had been closed for defaulting, paddy allocation share of those shellers were to be distributed among 10 other shellers including his rice mill and Mahesh Goel.The spokesperson said it was found that the inspector had taken a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from the complainant and Mahesh Goel. tnn