Chandigarh, October 28: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), as part of its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, arrested Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Narinder Singh (831/Amritsar rural), posted at PSPCL anti-power theft police station, at Verka, Amritsar, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000.
A spokesperson for the Punjab Vigilance Bureau the accused, ASI Narinder Singh, had been arrested following a complaint of Tarlochan Singh of Navi Abadi, Verka. The complainant approached the VB alleging that the ASI was an investigation officer in a power theft case registered against him.
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The complainant alleged that the ASI was demanding a bribe of Rs 4,000 for the submission of the investigation report in the court regarding this case.
After verifying this complaint, a VB team from Amritsar unit laid a trap and the ASI was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 in the presence of two official witnesses.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the ASI at the VB police station, Amritsar. Further investigations are on.
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-PTC News