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Police officer held on graft charge in Punjab

The police officer was caught in a trap, laid by the vigilance department where he accepted Rs 3,000 as graft.

Police officer held on graft charge in Punjab

(Representational Photo: ANI)

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested a police officer in the Kotkapura city of Faridkot district on graft charge on Thursday .

According to a spokesperson, the Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Harpreet Singh, was caught red handed as he was accepting Rs 3,000 as bribe from one Munish Pathak, a resident of Kotkapura.

The complainant has approached the vigilence department alleging that the ASI has demanded Rs 5,000 as a bribe for a mutual agreement with a complainant.

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The accused police officer had already taken Rs 2,000 as advance of the graft amount. He asked for more money from the complainant for a mutual pact.

The complainant has recorded the conversation as a proof and lodged an online complaint at the Chief Minister’s anti-corruption helpline.

The vigilence department laid a trap where the ASI was nabbed red handed in full view of two official witnesses.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the ASI at the VB police station in Ferozepur.

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