Jalandhar, Jan. 28 -- The vigilance bureau (VB) apprehended a forest guard and his associate red-handed while they were accepting a bribe of Rs.20,000 on Tuesday.

The accused have been identified as Kuldeep Singh, a forest guard, and Darshan Singh, a daily wager, both posted at the forest range office in Nakodar, Jalandhar district.

A VB spokesperson said the arrests were made on the basis of a complaint by a resident of Sangowal village.

"The complainant works as a labourer, and when his domestic gas cylinder got exhausted, he was collecting small pieces of wood from trees along the Mehatpur-Jagraon road for household use. At that time, both the accused arrived at the spot, informed the complainant that a case of theft of government w...