A special CBI court on Thursday framed charges against Chandigarh Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Balkar Singh who allegedly accepted a bribe of ₹25,000 from an accused in an abetment to suicide case reported in Chandigarh.
The charges against the ASI were framed under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. In February 2023, the accused ASI, posted at the Manimajra police station, was arrested while accepting a bribe of ₹25,000.
A chargesheet against the accused was filed in April 2023, as per which the complainant is Gurpreet, a resident of Samadhi Gate in Manimajra, who was an accused in an abetment to suicide case registered on December 24, 2022. He had alleged that ASI had demanded ₹50,000 from him to clear his name.
Gurpreet approached the CBI and based on his complaint a trap was laid. The accused ASI called Gurpreet to the police station to deliver the first instalment of the bribe -- ₹25,000. The cop was arrested by CBI sleuths while accepting the bribe.
The Manimajra police had booked Gurpreet Singh almost a year ago, after a woman resident of Manimajra, allegedly committed suicide in January 2022. In her suicide note, she had alleged that Gurpreet was in a relationship with her despite being married.
{{/usCountry}}The Manimajra police had booked Gurpreet Singh almost a year ago, after a woman resident of Manimajra, allegedly committed suicide in January 2022. In her suicide note, she had alleged that Gurpreet was in a relationship with her despite being married.
{{/usCountry}}When she confronted him, Gurpreet refused to accept her. Police then sent the suicide note to CFSL to confirm the victim’s handwriting. Later, the police registered a case under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) ofthe Indian Penal Code against Gurpreet.