Chandigarh, May 22 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Thursday apprehended ASI Major Singh, posted at Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Bathinda range, and his private driver Ram Singh, red-handed while receiving a bribe of Rs 1.05 Lakh.
An official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrests have been made following a complaint lodged by a resident of village Raipur, tehsil Sardulgarh, in district Mansa.
He added that the complainant approached the VB and informed that the ANTF team Mansa had registered a case against his son and others.
During investigation of this case, ASI Major Singh had come to his shop and demanded Rs 2 lakh bribe in lieu of releasing the gold kept in possession of police during body search (Jamtalashi) of the...