Chandigarh, October 25, 2019 (Yes Punjab News)
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has nabbed an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) posted at city police station Gurdaspur red handed for accepting bribe of Rs. 40,000.
ASI Rajinder Kumar was caught red handed on the complaint of Inderjit Rai of Village Jangla, Pathankot district. In this case another ASI Kuldeep Singh, now undergoing training at Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, is yet to be arrested.
Giving details of this case, he said the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the above named ASIs were demanding bribe of Rs. 50,000 to exclude his innocent son Sawtanter Rai from a police case.
After verifying his complaint a team from VB Amritsar range laid a trap and the accused was caught red handed. The tainted money was recovered from him in the presence of two official witnesses. He informed that a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against both the accused at VB police station Amritsar and further investigation was under progress.
