Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) The Punjab vigilance arrested Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sanjay Popli and his secretary on corruption charges.
As per the FIR, Popli allegedly sought one per cent commission from a contractor of a Rs 7 crore sewerage project in the Nawanshahr town during the previous Congress regime.
The contractor paid Rs 3.5 lakh through Sanjeev Vats, a Superintendent-level official posted as secretary to the officer, who was heading the Water Supply and Sewerage Board, on January 12.
The officials said Popli was seeking the remaining Rs 3.5 lakh from the contractor, who recorded his phone calls and complained on the anti-corruption helpline set up by the present Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
The officer was arrested from his house in Chandigarh on Monday evening.
ADVT
India
Punjab IAS officer held for bribery
MORE India ARTICLES
2-Year-Old's Head Was Stuck Between Pillars. Welding Machine Saved Her
They alerted the railway police, who used a welding machine to cut the pillars without harming the girl and gently eased the child out.
2-Year-Old's Head Was Stuck Between Pillars. Welding Machine Saved Her
Delhi Man Stabbed To Death In Front Of Wife By 'Drunk' Friends: Cops
The officials of Nangloi police station were alerted at 3.28 am about the incident, a senior police officer said.
Delhi Man Stabbed To Death In Front Of Wife By 'Drunk' Friends: Cops
Girl, 5, Allegedly Burned With Candle By Mother, Aunt In Thane
The girl's mother and her paternal aunt were apparently angry with her for playing inside the house and misbehaving, a senior police officer said.
Girl, 5, Allegedly Burned With Candle By Mother, Aunt In Thane
Nurse Throws Acid At Doctor In Tirupati Over Personal Enmity: Police
The nurse had allegedly developed personal enmity towards the doctor after they parted ways from a hospital where they worked together earlier, the police said.
Nurse Throws Acid At Doctor In Tirupati Over Personal Enmity: Police
Fortunate That My Name Didn't Come Out In #MeToo: Shatrughan Sinha
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha says behind the troubles and infamy of successful men, there have been mostly women seen in this movement.
Fortunate That My Name Didn't Come Out In #MeToo: Shatrughan Sinha
Punjab Women's Panel Chief Manisha Gulati's Car Attacked On Highway; Road Rage, Say Cops
"Suddenly, two cars tried to overtake our vehicle. I asked my son to let them go ahead. But the two cars kept following us between Sonipat and Panipat," she said.