The three suspended cops of Chandigarh Police, including the SHO of Sector-34, who were caught red handed by the CBI while accepting illegal gratification of Rs 10,000 from a parking contractor , were sent to judicial custody by the local court on Saturday.
The accused, inspector Rajesh Shukla, head constable Mukesh Kumar and constable Dilbaj Singh, posted with Sector 34 police station, were produced in the CBI court of Vimal Kumar. Sources in the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) said that the arrested cops have not claimed involvement of their seniors in the racket of demanding bribe.
Meanwhile, during the remand, CBI sleuths have seized the bank accounts of the three cops and recovered Rs 35 lakh from the bank accounts of SHO, Rajesh Shukla. “The bank accounts were opened on the name of Rajesh while some belonged to his relatives. CBI also recovered the papers of two properties, located at Dharamshala and Kasauli, on the name of Rajesh Shukla,” said Superintendent of Police (SP) CBI Anti-Corruption Bureau, Tarun Guaba.
CBI had on Wednesday arrested Rajesh Shukla, Mukesh Kumar and Dilbaj Singh, for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from a parking contractor, lalit Joshi. The complainant told CBI that the cops were demanding monthly payment for August and September. They had demanded Rs 10,000 that was Rs 5,000 for each month. After the arrest, the cops were suspended by the Chandigarh police and sent to police lines here.