The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), in line with the zero tolerance policy against corruption adopted by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab government, apprehended Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Major Singh, posted at Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Bathinda range and his private driver Ram Singh, red-handed while receiving a bribe of Rs. 1,05,000.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrests have been made following a complaint lodged by a resident of village Raipur, tehsil Sardulgarh, in district Mansa.He added that the complainant has approached the VB and informed that the ANTF, team Mansa had registered a case under NDPS act at Mohali against his son and others.
During investigation of this case, ASI Major Singh came to his shop and told him to release the gold kept in possession of police during body search (Jamtalashi) of his son upon his arrest and demanded Rs 2 lakh bribe in lieu of this work.
The complainant further alleged that upon his request to reduce the bribe money the said driver Ram Singh demanded Rs 5,000 for himself and one and a half lakh rupees for his boss (ASI). The complainant has recorded the conversation while the accused was demanding the bribe and submitted to the VB as an evidence.
The spokesman further added that after a preliminary enquiry of this complaint, the VB team laid a trap and arrested the aforementioned ASI Major Singh and his private driver Ram Singh while accepting a bribe of Rs.1,05,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.
In this regard a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against both the said accused at VB Police Station Bathinda range. Further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.