State Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption, today nabbed a Junior Technical Assistant (JTA) and an ASI red handed while accepting bribes in two different cases.Disclosing this an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Kuldeep Singh JTA working in the office of General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Ludhiana has been nabbed red handed on the complaint of Mohinder Singh, resident of village Powat, district Ludhiana.He added that the complainant has approached the Bureau and alleged that the accused Kuldeep Singh was demanding Rs. 25,000 to release his loaded tipper. After verifying his information, the Vigilance team laid a trap and the accused JTA was caught red handed while accepting bribe of Rs.25000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.Likewise In another bribe case Assistant sub inspector (ASI) Rajinder Kumar caught red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 15000.
The spokesman said that ASI Rajinder Kumar posted at division no 5, Police Station Ludhiana was nabbed red handed on the complaint of Gurbaksh Singh of village Pangliyan of district Ludhiana. The Complainant has approached the VB and alleged that he had already paid Rs. 5000 for not demanding remand of his uncle during his police custody. Now ASI Rajinder Kumar was demanding Rs. 15000 more in this case. After verifying his information, the Vigilance team laid a trap and the accused ASI was caught red handed while accepting bribe of Rs.15000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses The spokesman said a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against both the accused at Vigilance Bureau Police Station, Ludhiana and further investigation was under progress.