Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday nabbed MHC (munshi) Hardeep Singh, posted at the Koom Kalan police station for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 from Ekta resident of Doaba Bhaini village.
An official spokesperson of the VB said the complainant, Ekta, reached out to Anti-Corruption Action Line on July 21, that an FIR on April 13, 2023, a rioting case had been registered against her brother Deepak Kumar and others at Koom kalan. Her brother had also been injured, therefore, he also lodged a cross-complaint.
The complainant alleged that station house officer (SHO) sub-inspector Paramjit Singh (SI) had demanded ₹1 lakh and MHC Hardeep Singh fixed the deal at ₹50,000 to ensure the arrest of the accused party in the cross-complaint. She claimed that assistant sub-inspector Randhir Singh and Hardeep also took bribes of ₹35,000 and ₹20,000 separately. She also produced a call recording of her conversation with Hardeep.
A VB spokesperson said a team arrested the accused, Hardeep, after a preliminary investigation and he has been booked under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act at VB Ludhiana range police station. He will be produced in court on Wednesday.
{{/usCountry}}A VB spokesperson said a team arrested the accused, Hardeep, after a preliminary investigation and he has been booked under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act at VB Ludhiana range police station. He will be produced in court on Wednesday.
{{/usCountry}}The spokesperson added that the role of Paramjit Singh and Randhir Singh is also being examined.