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Punjab VB nabs Amritsar SI for accepting ₹50,000 bribe
A VB spokesperson said the accused SI, Kulwant Singh, posted at economic offences wing, police commissionerate office, has been arrested on a complaint filed by Suraj Mehta of Gopal Das Road, Amritsar.
The vigilance bureau (VB) apprehended a sub-inspector (SI) in Amritsar for accepting a bribe of ₹50,000 on Monday.
Disclosing this here on Tuesday, a VB spokesperson said the accused SI, Kulwant Singh, posted at economic offences wing, police commissionerate office, has been arrested on a complaint filed by Suraj Mehta of Gopal Das Road, Amritsar.
The complainant approached the VB and alleged that the said police official was demanding a bribe of ₹50,000 to facilitate his father in joining a police investigation after getting interim stay on his arrest from the high court and to help getting a regular bail in the case.
The complainant alleged the said SI had already taken ₹1 lakh in another case registered by his father against his partners of a joint firm, said the spokesperson.
He further added that following a preliminary investigation into the complaint, a VB team from the Amritsar range laid a trap and SI Kulwant Singh was apprehended red-handed in the presence of two official witnesses while receiving a bribe of ₹50,000 from the complainant.
He said a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused police official. Further investigation in the case was under progress.
