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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, has registered a corruption case against an Asistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Police, Karamvir Singh, posted at police station, Sadar Kharar, in Mohali district for taking a bribe of Rs. 15000.

Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said this case has been registered against the above police official based on a complaint lodged by Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Maloya Colony, Chandigarh on the Chief Minister's anti corruption action line.

He further informed that the complainant has alleged in his complaint that the said accused ASI had taken a bribe of Rs 15,000 in lieu of facilitating the bail of his relatives in a case registered at the police station Sadar Kharar.

The spokesperson added that during verification the allegations levelled in the complaint have been found correct for taking Rs 15000 bribe. On the basis of this report a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered against the said police official at VB police station, flying squad, Punjab at Mohali. Further investigation into this case was under progress, he added.