Patiala: Vigilance Bureau arrests Assistant Sub-Inspector for taking bribe of Rs 18000

June 3, 2026

Punjab Vigilance Bureau has caught Jaswinder Singh, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) posted at Police Station Shutrana, Tehsil Patran, District Patiala, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 18,000 during the ongoing campaign against corruption in the state.

Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau said that the said accused has been arrested based on a complaint filed by a resident of village Bakraha, Tehsil Patran, District Patiala.

The spokesperson said that the relatives of the complainant were injured in a fight with their neighbours. In this regard, the doctor of Rajindra Hospital, while treating them, had informed the police station Shutrana about the matter, and the accused officer later reached the hospital to record the statements of the injured persons.

The spokesperson further said that the accused ASI demanded a bribe of Rs. 20,000/- in exchange for taking legal action against the other party who attacked him. On the request of the complainant, the accused ASI agreed to accept a bribe of Rs. 18000.

Not being ready to pay the illegal bribe, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau Range Patiala. Acting on his complaint, the Vigilance Bureau team caught the accused ASI red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 18000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.

In this regard, a case has been registered against the accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the Vigilance Bureau police station Patiala and further investigation into the matter is underway.