Vigilance Bureau nabs Senior Constable red handed accepting bribe of Rs 5,000

April 25, 2026

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Senior Constable Vikram Sharma posted at police station Jaito district Faridkot, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 5000.

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 Jaito tehsil district, Faridkot.

He said that a brawl complaint was received against the complainant in which the accused Senior Constable brought the complainant along with his Alto car to the Jaito police station, district Faridkot. Subsequently, a settlement was reached between the two parties. In this connection, the complainant alleged that the accused Senior Constable kept his Alto car in the police station and demanded a bribe of Rs. 5000 in lieu of releasing his car. The complainant had recorded the entire conversation of demanding a bribe.

Unwilling to pay any illegal gratification, the complainant approached the Vigilance Bureau Unit, Faridkot. After a preliminary enquiry into his complaint, the VB team laid a trap during which the accused Senior Constable was arrested red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 5000 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, Ferozepur, and further investigation into this case is in progress.