Union Council secretary arrested in Sheikhupura br...

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• SHEIKHUPURA:  The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab has arrested a Union Council secretary for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs10,000 from a citizen in exchange for correcting details on his daughter’s birth certificate.
• The team reportedly arrested Shahid, Secretary of Union Council Mandiali, while he was allegedly receiving Rs10,000 as a bribe.
• However, according to the complaint, Union Council Secretary Shahid allegedly demanded Rs10,000 from him in return for carrying out the correction.

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SHEIKHUPURA:  The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab has arrested a Union Council secretary for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs10,000 from a citizen in exchange for correcting details on his daughter’s birth certificate.

The action was carried out on the special directions of Sohail Zafar Chattha, Director General of the Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab, as part of the department’s ongoing campaign against corruption.

According to officials, Rana Khawar Abbas, In-charge of the Sheikhupura Circle, conducted the raid with the assistance of Assistant Sub-Inspector Nazir Khan. The team reportedly arrested Shahid, Secretary of Union Council Mandiali, while he was allegedly receiving Rs10,000 as a bribe.

The case came to light after Kamran Afzal, a resident of Kot Abdul Malik, approached the anti-corruption authorities and submitted a formal complaint regarding an error in his daughter’s birth certificate.