The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) on Friday caught inspector Gurwinder Singh Bhullar, who is posted as the station house officer of Dharamkot police station in Moga district, red-handed while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹10,000.
VB Ferozepur range SSP Gurmeet Singh said that a team led by deputy superintendent of police Raj Kumar Sama arrested the inspector on the complaint of Sukhwinder Singh of Nurpur Hakima in Moga.
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The complainant said that his truck was stolen and when he gave information about the thieves, Bhullar demanded ₹1 lakh as bribe to recover the vehicle.
A deal was struck at ₹80,000. A sum of ₹50,000 was given in advance and later the complainant gave ₹20,000 as bribe to the Dharamkot station house officer. But before giving the third instalment of ₹10,000 as bribe, Sukhwinder filed the complaint with the VB at Ferozepur.
“The VB team laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed in the presence of two official witnesses while taking ₹10,000 as bribe from the complainant,” he added.
{{/usCountry}}“The VB team laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed in the presence of two official witnesses while taking ₹10,000 as bribe from the complainant,” he added.
{{/usCountry}}A case was registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.