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.