Ferozepur, Aug. 22 -- Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Thursday arrested a clerk posted at the district development and panchayats office (DDPO) in Ferozepur while accepting a bribe of Rs.60,000.

A VB spokesperson said that the accused was arrested based on a complaint filed by a resident of Lalley village in Talwandi Bhai tehsil in Ferozepur district.

The spokesperson said that the complainant had approached the VB alleging that he had applied for an agricultural loan limit from a private bank. In his application, he had mentioned both his land and an area of panchayat land that he had been cultivating after winning it in an auction. The bank declined to sanction the loan limit and informed the DDPO office regarding the panchayat land....