Assistant sub-inspector held for taking Rs 5,000 bribe in Punjab's Malerkotla

LUDHIANA: The economic offences wing (EOW) of Punjab's vigilance bureau on Wednesday nabbed an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Harjinder Singh, posted at Sandour police station in Punjab's Malerkotla district, while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000.
A spokesperson of the state VB- EOW said that ASI Singh was arrested following a complaint lodged by Sandeep Singh Sonu, a resident of Jhuner village in Malerkotla.
The complainant alleged that the ASI had conducted a search at his residence under suspicion of narcotics possession. However, no illicit substances were found during the search. Despite this, the ASI insisted on a payment of Rs 7,000 to avoid implicating the case under the NDPS Act. Feeling coerced and threatened, the complainant reluctantly agreed to pay a bribe of Rs 5,000 to resolve the matter.
Meanwhile Sonu filed a complaint with the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of VB Range Ludhiana. After a preliminary investigation, a trap was laid in which the ASI was caught accepting Rs 5,000 in cash.
In this regard, a case has been registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at VB Police Station Ludhiana Range. The accused would be presented before the appropriate court on Thursday.