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Mansa: Cop suspended after video demanding bribe goes viral

A police constable was on Wednesday suspended after his video of allegedly asking bribe went viral over the internet. The police personnel, identified as Gulbahar Singh, is seen asking for bribe from a person possessing poppy husk in the video.

Updated on: May 14, 2015, 17:33:00 IST
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A police constable was on Wednesday suspended after his video of allegedly asking bribe went viral over the internet.

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The police personnel, identified as Gulbahar Singh, is seen asking for bribe from a person possessing poppy husk in the video.

An AAP worker shot the video in a bus, which was on its way from Sirsa to Mansa.

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Punjab cop suspended after video demanding bribe goes viral

Later, videowas submitted to SSP Bhupinder Singh Khattra, who talking to HT said: “We have suspended the police constable after it was alleged that he was demanding Rs 500 from a person who was possessing poppy husk. Though the enquiry is being conducted, the cop has been suspended as of now.”

Last month, AAP MP Bhagwant Mann had caught a traffic constable demanding bribe in Mansa and got him arrested.

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    Mohammad Ghazali

    Mohammad Ghazali is a multimedia correspondent with Hindustan Times based in Punjab. He was earlier associated with Media Network of India as a research associate with Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in New Delhi. Having a post graduate degree from Asian College of Journalism, his area of interest includes Indian politics and economy.Read More