Amid its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday nabbed an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Bhola Singh posted at Police Station Sadar in Barnala for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. An official spokesperson of the VB stated that ASI Bhola Singh was arrested based on a complaint from Jagtar Singh, a resident of Barnala district.
The complainant reported that his car had collided with a tractor-trolley belonging to Lakha Singh in village Pharwahi, near City Barnala, a few days ago. After approaching the Police Station Sadar, Barnala to seek legal action against Lakha Singh, the complainant Jagtar Singh alleged that ASI Bhola Singh demanded a bribe of Rs. 10,000 to take action against Lakha Singh.
Taking action on the complaint, the Vigilance Bureau unit of the Patiala Range laid a trap and caught ASI Bhola Singh red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 in the presence of official witnesses, he added. The spokesperson further said that an FIR has been registered against the ASI under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the Vigilance Bureau Police Station in Patiala, and further investigation into the matter is underway.