Ten police personnel, including an Inspector, posted with traffic wing of the UT police have been sent to police lines, in connection with the bribery case, in which a constable was caught accepting bribe on Wednesday.
Maneesh Chowdhry, SSP traffic and security said “Jaspal Singh, Inspector of Chandigarh traffic police, and his entire team consisting of nine constables have been sent to police lines, as one constable of his team was caught red handed for allegedly accepting bribe during a checkpost erected under his supervision.”
A departmental inquiry has also been initiated against Jaspal Singh, to investigate about his involvement in the matter, added Chowdhry.
Meanwhile the accused Constable Tejinder Singh, who was caught red-handed for accepting bribe from a decoy traffic violator, is still at large. Tejinder was told to report to his seniors at PS-11 on Wednesday night; however, he did not reach there. A team has been sent to Panipat, his native place, to nab him.
Tejinder Singh was arrested by DSP Satish Kumar, for accepting bribe while he was stationed at a checkpost near Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), on Wednesday. The check post was erected for cracking down on over-speeding vehicles in the area.