Woman cop among two held for taking ₹10,000 bribe in Yamunanagar

Inspector Jaipal from the vigilance bureau said complainant claimed that ₹20,000 was sought from him for quashing the case but the deal was later struck at ₹10,000

The state vigilance bureau, Panchkula Range, arrested two cops posted at women police station in Yamunanagar for allegedly taking bribe to cancel a ‘false’ case, an official said on Thursday.

The state vigilance bureau, Panchkula Range, arrested two cops posted at women police station in Yamunanagar for allegedly taking bribe to cancel a ‘false’ case, an official said on Thursday. (Image for representational purpose)

Inspector Jaipal from the vigilance bureau said complainant claimed that ₹20,000 was sought from him for quashing the case, but the deal was later struck at ₹10,000.

“On Thursday, the women police station was raided by a vigilance team. The amount was recovered from sub-inspector Angrej Singh’s pocket, who was arrested along with ASI Poonam, the investigating officer in the case. They are being questioned and the matter is under investigation,” he added.

Half-burnt pages of holy book found

Ambala Half-burnt pages of a Sikh holy book were found in Krishna Nagar area of Yamunanagar on Thursday, police said.

‘Pothi Sahib’ is a sacred book containing gurbani or scriptural texts.

Gandhi Nagar police station in-charge Subhash said, “Based on the complaint, a case was registered under sections 295 and 295-A of the IPC. No arrest has been made so far and the matter is under investigation.”