In a major breakthrough in its anti-corruption campaign, the sleuths of Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Tuesday nabbed an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs1 lakh. The ASI (local rank) Jaswinder Singh, posted as reader to Faridkot Superintendent of Police (Investigation), was nabbed on the complaint of one Gurmukh Singh from Behbal Kalan village in Faridkot district, an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said.
In his complaint to the Vigilance Bureau, Singh has narrated that an FIR was registered against his son under Arms Act, and in order to get the same cancelled, he met SP (Investigation), who asked him to meet his reader, Jaswinder Singh. The complainant alleged that ASI Jaswinder Singh demanded bribe of Rs3.50 lakh from him for favourable action to get the FIR cancelled, and also gave his consent to receive the bribe in installments. Acting on the tip off, the sleuths of Vigilance Bureau Flying Suqad-I, Mohali, under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Hargobind Singh has nabbed the ASI Jaswinder Singh red handed while accepting the bribe of Rs1 lakh.