The three cops of Chandigarh Police, including the SHO of sector 34, who were caught red-handed accepting illegal gratification of `10,000 from a parking contractor by the CBI on Wednesday, were placed under suspension on Thursday.
AS Cheema, DIG Chandigarh police, said that the three cops including Inspector Rajesh Shukla, head constable Mukesh Kumar and constable Dilbaj Singh have been suspended and transferred to police lines on receipt of report from CBI.
Departmental proceedings shall be initiated against them, said the DIG.
Inspector Maninder Singh of Crime Branch has been deputed to look after the work of Station House Officer of Police Station Sector-34, Chandigarh, added the DIG.
The accused cops were also produced before the special CBI court of Vimal Kumar, where the cops have been remanded to CBI custody for two days.
According to sources in the CBI, during the remand, CBI will inquire about the other sources from where the cops received bribe. The involvement of other senior police officials is also expected in the racket of demanding money as monthly, added sources.
The magistrate also rebuked the CBI officials for not carrying the recordings of the accused and the complainant, where the CBI claimed to have recorded the conversations of the deal and accused had allegedly demanded bribe as monthly.
The CBI has also conducted raids at the residences of the three cops and their bank accounts have been seized for further investigations in the matter.
On Wednesday, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Rajesh Shukla, Mukesh Kumar and Dilbaj Singh, for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from a parking contractor, lalit Joshi.
The complainant told the CBI that the cops were demanding monthly payment for August and September. They had demanded `10,000 that was `5,000 each for the three. The cops used to demand the monthly not to harass the contractor.