ASI caught red-handed with bribe money of Rs.7,000

Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, May 28, 2014: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has caught an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) red-handed with the bribe money of Rs.7,000 to settle a police case.The spokesperson of VB said that the complainant...

ASI caught red-handed with bribe money of Rs.7,000
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Chandigarh, May 28, 2014: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has caught an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) red-handed with the bribe money of Rs.7,000 to settle a police case.
The spokesperson of VB said that the complainant Gurpreet Singh of Mannuke Gill Village of Nihal Singh Wala Tehsil has complained that ASI Iqbal Hussain, In-charge Deena Sahib Police post, is demanding Rs.7,000 to settle a complaint in his favour. He said that acting on the complaint, a trap was laid by a police team headed by DSP Surinder Kumar and the accused Iqbal Hussain was arrested red-handed, while accepting bribe money, which was recovered from him.
He said that a FIR against accused has been lodged under section 7 and 13 (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in Vigilance Police Station, Ferozepur.

Date: 
Wednesday, May 28, 2014