India, May 31 -- Senior Punjab Police officers face corruption and misconduct allegations amid growing scandal in Fazilka district.

NEW DEHLI: Corruption and misconduct allegations against senior officers of the Punjab police have converged into a deepening scandal, with SSP Varinder Singh Brar and SHO Manjit Singh of Fazilka emerging as central figures in both a bribery case and the alleged unlawful arrest of an NRI.

The Punjab government this week suspended Brar for failing to act on corruption under his command, even as the Punjab and Haryana High Court examines contempt charges and due process violations involving the same set of officers.

These parallel developments underscore a broader pattern of abuse of power in Fazilka, a sens...