Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Assistant Sub Inspector(ASI)Tarsem Lal posted at police station Dirba district Sangrur, red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000/-.
Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Anaj Mandi Bhawanigarh.
He stated that the complainant alleged that the accused ASI had demanded a bribe of ₹30,000 for not conducting a raid to arrest the complainant who was involved in another case. The conversation regarding demanding the bribe money was also recorded.
In this regard, a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the accused at VB police station Patiala and further investigation into this case is under progress.
