The State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a data entry operator posted at the e-disha kendra in the ADC office in Hisar, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 2,500 for processing a widow pension application.
The accused, identified as Vijender Kumar, a data entry operator employed through was working at the e-Disha Kendra. According to information, the ACB on getting a complaint laid a trap during which Kumar was allegedly caught accepting Rs 2,500.
The operation was conducted by a team led by Inspector Mukesh Kumar of the ACB, in the presence of Anju Chaudhary, Principal, Government College, Mangali, who was present as the gazetted officer.
A case was registered at the ACB police station in Hisar under Section 308(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further investigation is in progress.
