Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Three days after a Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) employee alleged a large-scale extortion racket in the enforcement wing, the civic body on Monday recommended a vigilance enquiry to the UT local government department.

The controversy erupted last week when Vikas, a baildar in the enforcement wing, released a video accusing inspectors of collecting lakhs of rupees every month from street vendors. He claimed that for two-and-a-half years, he worked as a collector for one inspector but was dismissed after refusing to extract larger sums.

According to his allegations, unlicensed vendors were routinely forced to pay between Rs.2,000 and Rs.3,000 each, with the money systematically collected for various inspecto...