Kapurthala: Vigilance Bureau today nabbed an ASI red handed while receiving bribe of Rs. 5000.
Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the vigilance bureau said that ASI Sulakhan Singh was nabbed on the basis of the complaint of Mahinder Singh of village Sangran, district Kapurthala. The spokesman said that during a raid conducted by the electricity department on the house of complainant, an illegal connection was found at his house and a penalty of Rs. 10,450 was imposed on him by the electricity department. The Electricity Department has asked the Police Station anti power theft, Jalandhar to take legal action in this regard.
The complainant alleged that ASI Sulakhan Singh was demanding a bribe of Rs. 10,000 to dismiss the case against him and the deal was fixed at Rs. 5000.
A team of Vigilance Bureau headed by DSP Kulwant Rai of Vigilance Unit Kapurthala laid a trap and ASI Sulakhan Singh was nabbed red handed with bribe money of Rs. 5000.