Accused previously taken Rs 16,000 as first instalment
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
Continuing its ongoing relentless drive against corruption in the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), has arrested an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Talwinder Singh, posted at Police Station-A Division, Amritsar red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 5,000.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the accused police official has been arrested following a complaint filed by a resident of Amritsar.
He further added that the complainant has approached the VB alleging that he has been taking care of a hotel and the police has registered a case against the hotel and confiscated mobile phones and DVR. He has met the aforementioned ASI to release the phones and DVR had demanded Rs 50,000 bribe but later agreed to take Rs 30,000. The accused ASI had received Rs 16000 cash from the complainant as a first instalment and agreed to take remaining money of Rs 14,000 in instalments.
The spokesperson informed that after verification of this complaint, a VB team from Amritsar range laid a trap and apprehended ASI Talwinder Singh red handed while he was accepting Rs 5000 as second instalment of bribe from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.
In this regard a case under the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Amritsar range. Further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.