In a significant development following the arrest of Jalandhar MLA Raman Arora in a corruption case, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau has now arrested Harpreet Kaur, an inspector with the Municipal Corporation. She was taken into custody on Thursday and brought to Jalandhar Civil Hospital for a medical examination before being moved for further questioning.
Sources within the investigation reveal that Harpreet Kaur’s name emerged during the interrogation of a local bakery owner, who claimed he was coerced into paying a bribe amounting to several lakhs. According to the bakery owner’s statement, the money was initially demanded on behalf of MLA Raman Arora for permitting the construction of his bakery. However, when he approached Arora with the payment, he was allegedly instructed to hand over the cash to Harpreet Kaur.
The Vigilance Bureau suspects that Kaur acted as a middleperson in the transaction and played a key role in facilitating the alleged corruption. Following these revelations, she was arrested and is now being questioned to uncover the full extent of the network involved.
Investigative sources suggest that this may be just the beginning, and more arrests or disclosures could follow as the probe deepens into what appears to be a larger corruption nexus within the city’s administration.