VB sleuths nab ASI taking bribe

Bhatinda | Sunday | 16th June, 2019

Summary:

Tribune News ServicePatiala, June 15The State Vigilance Bureau (VB) today nabbed an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) posted at the Dirba police station in Sangrur red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,500. VB officials said ASI Karam Singh, the accused, was caught following a complaint of Sukhwinder Singh of Munshiwala village in Sangrur district. The complainant had approached the VB alleging that the ASI was demanding Rs 25,000 to help him in a police case. The officials said a Vigilance team laid a trap and the ASI was arrested on the spot while taking a bribe of Rs 10,500 from the complainant in the presence of witnesses. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at the VB police station, Patiala..