<p>The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested a junior assistant posted at a Nagar Panchayat office in Hoshiarpur for accepting a bribe of Rs 24,000, officials said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Sheeshpal was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act. He was arrested on Saturday, they said.</p>.<p>Complainant Ravinder Kumar had submitted an application for the release of his provident fund of Rs 3.40 lakh. Kumar -- posted as a section officer in the Nagar Panchayat office -- was dismissed from service in 2021 after a police case was registered against him.</p>.<p>The complainant alleged that Sheeshpal demanded the money for the release of his provident fund. </p>
<p>The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested a junior assistant posted at a Nagar Panchayat office in Hoshiarpur for accepting a bribe of Rs 24,000, officials said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Sheeshpal was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act. He was arrested on Saturday, they said.</p>.<p>Complainant Ravinder Kumar had submitted an application for the release of his provident fund of Rs 3.40 lakh. Kumar -- posted as a section officer in the Nagar Panchayat office -- was dismissed from service in 2021 after a police case was registered against him.</p>.<p>The complainant alleged that Sheeshpal demanded the money for the release of his provident fund. </p>