Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh August 1 -
The Punjab VB during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state on Thursday has arrested Nirdosh Kaur, ACP Women Cell Ludhiana and her Reader Beant Singh while attempting to take Rs 30,000 as a bribe.Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said both the police personnel have been arrested based on a complaint lodged by Pritpal Kumar, a resident of village Goudha, in Bathinda district.
He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and got recorded his statement that five years ago his maternal nephew Ashwani Kumar got solemnised marriage with a girl belonging to Ludhiana city. After marriage relations of both became strained and his wife had moved complaint against him at Women Cell Ludhiana.
The complainant further alleged that during enquiry proceedings of this complaint, above said accused Beant Singh had introduced him with women ACP. "After this meeting, the Reader told the complainant that if he wanted to get the complaint against Ashwani Kumar filed, then he has to give bribe of Rs one lakh but on repeated requests of complainant, the Reader agreed to get the work done by taking bribe amount of Rs 60,000", he added.