A day after arresting Faridkot Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lakhvir Singh in a corruption case, the Punjab Police on Thursday transferred the case to the Punjab Vigilance Bureau to ensure a free, fair, and impartial investigation into the case.
“Punjab Vigilance Bureau, being a special investigation agency for probing corruption cases, we have decided to handover this case to them to carry out further investigations,” said the state Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.
Notably, DSP Lakhvir Singh was arrested by Tarn Taran Police on Wednesday for accepting Rs 10 lakhs as a bribe from a drug supplier for not nominating him in the FIR registered under NDPS Act in Tarn Taran.
The development came after the Tarn Taran district police had arrested a drug supplier identified as Pishora Singh from a petrol pump near Patti Morh after recovering 250 grams opium and Rs one lakh drug money from his possession on Sunday.
Accused Pishora, a resident of village Model Boparai in Tarn Taran, was wanted in the FIR dated June 30, 2022, in which his aide Surjit Singh of Mari Megha village in Tarn Taran was arrested with 900 grams of opium. On the disclosure of Pishora Singh, the Police had also recovered Rs 9.97 lakhs, which was an alleged bribe.