CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday, has arrested Punjab Residence Guard (PHG) volunteer Harjinder Singh, posted at Police Publish, village Lalton Kalan, Ludhiana district for accepting bribe of Rs 10, 000.
Disclosing this right here at this time an official spokesperson of the state VB mentioned this case has been registered towards the mentioned accused on a web based grievance lodged by Mandeep Kaur, a resident of Bhai Bala Colony, Pakhowal Street, Ludhiana on the Chief Minister anti corruption motion line.
He additional added that the complainant has alleged in her grievance that PHG Harjinder Singh and ASI Ravinder Kumar, each posted at Police Publish, Lalton Kalan, Ludhiana have been demanding bribe cash of Rs 30, 000 to get favour in a police case registered towards her brothers. She additional alleged that the
on behalf of mentioned ASI, the accused PHG had already obtained bribe cash of Rs 10, 000 from her for the mentioned goal and demanding the remaining quantity of Rs 20, 000. The complainant had additionally made recording of calls for raised by the mentioned PHG and submitted to the VB as an proof.
On this regard the VB vary Ludhiana has investigated the grievance and located the allegations made within the complainant as true and proper. On the idea of this report, a case FIR No 05 dated 31.01.2024 below part 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered towards the accused PHG Harjinder Singh at VB police station Ludhiana vary and he has additionally been arrested. He could be produced within the competent courtroom tomorrow. He additional added that function of above talked about ASI Ravinder Kumar and different police officers would even be examined through the future investigations on this case.