Bribe case: Chargesheet against forest official

Chandigarh | Sunday | 16th December, 2018

Summary:

CHANDIGARH: UT vigilance department submitted a chargesheet against a junior assistant of forest department of Chandigarh administration in a 2015 corruption case on Saturday in Chandigarh district court. Meanwhile, the complainant moved the vigilance department and complained against the accused after which the department laid a trap. The accused was nabbed red-handed while accepting the second installment of the bribe from the accused. Further, the accused demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to not take up the matter and press charges against the complainant. Singh refused to give the bribe earlier due to financial crisis, after which he was asked to pay at least Rs 80,000..