Accused Alka Sharma has been caught red-handed while she was accepting the bribe of Rs 30,000 and has been sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand by the local court.
A woman assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday for taking a bribe of Rs 75,000.
Terming the case against him "totally political", the Congress leader alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party Government in the state was treating worse than even the Mughals.
Sources said the Vigilance Bureau has asked the Congress leader to join the investigation on Wednesday morning at 10 am.
The complainant recorded the conversation while the accused was demanding the bribe and submitted it to the VB as evidence to book the accused.
During a surprise audit by the technical team of the Cooperative Department, it was found that the fixed deposits and loans taken by the society members between 2012 and 2018 were embezzled to the tune of Rs 4,24,02,561.
Disclosing this, a spokesperson of Vigilance Bureau (VB) said Munish Kumar, inspector posted at Bholath, Kapurthala district was caught red-handed on the complaint of Johan Gupta of Patiala.
Disclosing this, VB Chief Director-cum-ADGP BK Uppal said the VB has taken the bold initiative to attach the ill-gotten properties of the accused during the period in four different cases.
VB’s chief director BK Uppal said the bureau has put up its best efforts to eradicate corruption amongst public servants and others in every sphere during the period.
The complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the accused ASI was demanding Rs 10,000 to help his son in a dispute case.
