Fire Officer held in Kotdwar by Vigilance while accepting bribe for NOC to hotel

Dehradun, Nov. 6 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Kotdwar (Pauri), 4 Nov: In a major action against corruption in Uttarakhand, the Vigilance Department today arrested the fire officer in-charge of the Kotdwar Fire Station for allegedly accepting a bribe in connection with the issuance of a fire No Objection Certificate (NOC) to a hotel in Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal district.

According to Vigilance officials, the complainant had approached the Fire Department for obtaining a fire NOC for his hotel located in Lansdowne. During the process, Bhupesh Tyagi, In-charge Fire Officer at the Kotdwar Fire Station and posted as leading fireman, allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 for issuing the required NOC.

Following the complaint, the Vigilance Sector, D...