{"id":158017,"date":"2026-02-03T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=158017"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:50:39","slug":"vigilance-bureau-nabs-rent-collector-and-peon-red-handed-accepting-bribe-of-rs-18000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=158017","title":{"rendered":"Vigilance Bureau nabs  Rent Collector and Peon red handed accepting bribe of Rs 18000\/"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"><strong>(Rajinder Kumar) Chandigarh February 3, 2026: <\/strong>The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against the corruption in the state, has apprehended Mohammad Yasin, Rent Collector posted at Punjab Waqf Board office, Garhshankar and Mohammad Talim, Contract based Peon posted at\u00a0 Punjab Waqf Board office, Garhshankar,\u00a0 red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 18000\/-.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of\u00a0 Balachaur, district Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">He said that the complainant who is an agriculturalist, had taken 10 kanals of land belonging to the Punjab Waqf Board situated at village Bhaddi, tehsil Balachaur, on lease for the period 2018 to 2021. After the lease expired in 2021, the complainant approached accused Mohammad Yasin at the Punjab Waqf Board office, Garhshankar, for renewal of the lease.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">He further informed that the accused Mohammad Yasin demanded a bribe of Rs. 50,000\/- for preparing the file for renewal of the lease. Complainant expressed his inability to pay the said amount, then the demand of bribe was reduced to Rs. 20,000\/-. Out of this, Rs. 2,000\/- as bribe was taken by accused Mohammad Yasin on the spot, and the complainant was asked to pay the remaining Rs. 18,000\/-later. The complainant recorded the conversation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">After a preliminary enquiry of his complaint, the VB team SBS Nagar laid a trap during which both accused were arrested red handed while accepting\u00a0 bribe money of Rs 18000\/-\u00a0 from the complainant in presence of two official witnesses.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">In this regard, a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Jalandhar and further investigation into this case is under progress.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Rajinder Kumar) Chandigarh February 3, 2026: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing 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