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The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), in line with the zero tolerance policy adopted by the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has apprehended an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Sanjay Kumar, posted at Police Station Division No. 8, Police Commissionerate Jalandhar, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 15,000.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrest was made based on a complaint made by a resident of village Reru, in Jalandhar district.
He further informed that the complainant approached the VB alleging that the said police personnel had demanded a bribe of Rs. 50,000 by threatening to re-nominate him under section 249 of the BNS in a case for allegedly harbouring his son, against whom a police case had been registered at the said police station.
Notably, the complainant's name was initially included in the FIR for harbouring his son but was later removed following a police inquiry. However, the aforementioned ASI continued to threaten him to re-nominate under section 249 BNS in the same case. The complainant alleged that the accused ASI had already taken Rs 25000 in this regard and demanding the remaining amount of bribe.
The spokesperson added that after a preliminary verification of this complaint the VB team laid a trap during which the said ASI was caught red handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 15000 as a second instalment from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses. In this regard a case under Prevention of Corruption Act and under section 308 (2) of BNS has been registered at VB Police Station, Vigilance Bureau, Range Jalandhar. The accused would be produced in the competent court tomorrow and further investigation into this case was under progress, he said.