Bribe via cheque: 2 cops under VB lens

Amritsar | Wednesday | 20th March, 2019

Summary:

Head constables Chamkaur Singh and Devinder Singh called Kamal Mittal at the police station and threatened to implicate him in the case. Devinder was not available at the police station when Kamal went there and handed over the money and cheque to Chamkaur Singh.The SSP said cops had agreed to collect money through a cheque mentioning just the amount. To avoid harassment, Kamal settled the deal with the cops for Rs 30,000. Kamal, however, informed the Vigilance Bureau about it.Vigilance SSP, Bathinda, Ashok Bath said they laid a trap after head constables called Kamal at the police station on Monday. He said further investigations are being made.“A case under prevention of corruption charges has been registered against both and efforts are being made to arrest Devinder,” he added..