ACE apprehends labour officer red handed for bribery

MULTAN, Oct 24 (APP): The Anti-corruption Establishment (ACE) of Punjab arrested Labour Officer Multan Saleem Ansari red-handed for taking a bribe of Rs one lac from a citizen for the registration of a firm.
According to a spokesperson for ACE Punjab on Tuesday, Director General ACE Punjab, Sohail Zafar Chatta, had instructed the regional directors to arrest corrupt elements at any cost and bring them to book.
On the special instructions of the Director General, ACE Multan arrested Labour Officer Saleem Ansari red-handed for bribe. Ansari was arrested red-handed in a raid along with the magistrate.
Ansari had demanded a bribe of Rs one lac from the citizen for the registration of the firm, on which the citizen contacted anti-corruption. Ansari reached the spot and was arrested red-handed for taking the bribe. Marked notes were recovered from the accused and a case was registered.
The arrest of Ansari is a welcome step by the ACE Punjab. It is important to bring corrupt officials to justice so that they can be made a precedent and others are deterred from engaging in corruption.