VIGILANCE BUREAU ARRESTS CONSTABLE FOR TAKING RS. 10000 BRIBES FOR EFFECTING COMPROMISE
March 6, 2024 - PatialaPolitics
VIGILANCE BUREAU ARRESTS CONSTABLE FOR TAKING RS. 10000 BRIBES FOR EFFECTING COMPROMISE
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state on Wednesday nabbed Constable Jagjit Singh, posted at police station Mulepur, district Sri Fatehgarh Sahib red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10000.
Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the state VB said the said police personnel has been arrested on complaint lodged by Khushpal Singh, a resident of village Naulakha, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib district.
He further added that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that he had sold a buffalo to one Jasvir Singh for Rs. 84000 but as the buyer was dilly-dallying in paying the money. After this the complaint filed a complainant with SSP, Fatehgarh Sahib, which was being verified by Constable Jagjit Singh. The complainant further alleged that while effecting a compromise between both parties, he has demanded Rs. 10000 for the same.
He informed after preliminary verification of the complaint, a team of VB Unit Fatehgarh Sahib laid a trap and arrested the accused Constable red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. In this regard a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered at police station VB Patiala range and further investigation into the case was under progress, he added.