Vigilance Bureau nabs Sub-Inspector red handed accepting bribe of Rs 50,000

February 28, 2026

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Sub-Inspector Mewa Singh posted in the 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, the complainant alleged that the accused Sub- Inspector demanded a bribe of Rs. 50,000 to help him to get his wife discharged 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 a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.

In this regard, a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused at VB police station, Patiala, and further investigation into this case is in progress.