Vigilance Bureau registers case against Constable for taking bribe Rs. 2 lakh

Vigilance Bureau registers case against Constable for taking bribe Rs. 2 lakh

Chandigarh September 21 :

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau during its anti-corruption campaign on Wednesday has registered a corruption case against Constable Inderjit Singh, (No 237/Ferozepur), posted in the special branch, SSP office, Ferozepur for accepting bribe of Rs 2 lakh and further demanding Rs 5 lakh.

Giving this information here today, a spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau (VB) said the accused Constable Inderjit Singh has been booked under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act after the investigation report prepared on the basis of a complaint lodged by a complainant Janak Raj of village Panje Ki Uttar, Ferozepur district on State Anti-Corruption Helpline. In this regard, a FIR has been registered at VB Police Station Ferozpur.

Revealing the details, he informed that the complainant has alleged in his online complaint that the above-mentioned Constable was demanding a bribe and threatening him to book in a false case for storing liquor made for Chandigarh. The complainant has submitted that the accused Constable has already taken Rs 2 lakh in this regard and demanded Rs 5 lakh more as a bribe thereby he recorded the conversation on his phone.

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