Vigilance Bureau nabs social activist, private doctor for accepting bribe of Rs 2 lakhs from petrol pump owner

Published on: 07 Jul 2023 at 10:20 AM

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The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, July 7

As part of its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Thursday arrested a private doctor and a social activist while accepting brie of Rs 2 lakhs.

Those arrested have been identified as Dr Ashok Kumar, BAMS, who is running a Navjeewan Clinic and Social Activist Rajvir Singh of Sundar Nagar, Ludhiana.

Revealing the details here today, an official spokesperson of the VB said that the accused persons have been arrested on the complaint of Lakhvir Singh of Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, Barota road, Ludhiana.

The complainant Lakhvir Singh in his complaint said that he had obtained licence of Petrol Pump from Hindustan Petroleum company few months back after getting all the Government approvals. The petrol pump has been established at the land of Sukhdev Singh. Few days back, Social activist Rajvir Singh along with 3/4 persons came in his Car bearing registration number PB10CK4171 and started taking photographs of his Petrol Pump, citing that Petrol Pump has been established illegally and he will get it removed, he stated in a complaint.

Complainant Lakhvir Singh further stated that he tried to clarified that he has taken NOCs from all the departments and on which Rajvir Singh started threatening him that he will get his license cancelled. Following which the Rajvir along with some persons on Monday, submitted a memorandum to DC Ludhiana, who marked it to the concerned department for verification, he stated.