CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Sub-Inspector Mewa Singh posted in police station cyber cell, Sangrur, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 50000/-.
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 Kothe Maha Singh Wala district Bathinda.
He said that the a case was registered in police station cyber crime Sangrur against the complainant and his wife wherein the accused Sub-Inspector was the investigating officer. In this regard, complainant alleged that the accused Sub- Inspector demanded bribe money of Rs. 50, 000/- to help him to get discharged his wife from this case.
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 Sub- Inspector Mewa Singh was arrested red handed while accepting bribe money of Rs 50, 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.