Punjab Vigilance Bureau Nabs SSP Office Senior Assistant Accepting ₹10,000 Bribe
Chandigarh, March 7
In its continued crackdown on corruption across Punjab, the Vigilance Bureau (VB) today caught Senior Assistant Davinder Singh, posted at the CRC branch of the SSP office in Barnala, accepting a bribe of ₹10,000.
A VB spokesperson announced the arrest, stating that it followed a complaint from a resident of Dangarh village in Barnala district.
The complainant, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), had applied for an extension in his service. He alleged that the accused demanded ₹10,000 as a bribe in exchange for assisting with the approval of his extension.
Refusing to pay the illegal amount, the ASI approached the Vigilance Bureau’s Patiala range office. Following a preliminary inquiry into the complaint, the VB team set up a trap.
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During the operation, Senior Assistant Davinder Singh was apprehended red-handed while receiving the ₹10,000 bribe from the complainant, in the presence of two official witnesses.
A case has been registered against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the VB police station in Patiala. The investigation is ongoing.
