Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Senior Assistant Davinder Singh posted at CRC branch, SSP office Barnala, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000/-.
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 village Dangarh district Barnala.
He said that complainant is working as a Assistant Sub- Inspector and submitted a request for getting extension in his service. In this regard, complainant alleged that the accused Senior Assistant demanded bribe money of Rs. 10,000/- in lieu of help him to get extension in his service.
Unwilling to pay any illegal gratification, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau range , Patiala. After a preliminary enquiry on his complaint, the VB team laid a trap during which the accused Senior Assistant Davinder Singh was arrested red handed while accepting bribe money of Rs 10,000/- from the complainant in presence of two official witnesses.
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.
