CBI court convicts Chandigarh cop in graft case

The CBI court here has held a head constable of the Chandigarh Police guilty in a corruption case registered eight years ago. It will pronounce the quantum of sentence on August 20.

The CBI registered the FIR against Head Constable Ram Kumar on May 23, 2017, under Section 7, 13(1) (d) read with 13(2) of the PC Act, 1988, on a complaint filed by Satya Tiwari and Anita, both residents of Sarangpur village. They alleged that a dispute was going on between them and Urmila, Kalavati and Gurnarayan for a long time over the custody of a child of late Babu Singh, brother of Anita.

An FIR was registered against Shivnath Singh, the husband of Anita, on February 17, 2017, in this regard, and the Sarangpur police station staff had been harassing them since then.

On May 19, 2017, three policemen, including Ram Kumar, picked up. Shivnath Singh. The cops demanded Rs 30,000 bribe and threatened that they would put Anita and her sister Arti behind bars if they didn’t get the amount, said the complaint.

They were also asked to appear at the Sarangpur police station on May 19, 2017. Anita, along with Satya Tiwari, lodged a complaint with the SP, CBI, ACB, Chandigarh.

The CBI claimed that during verification, the demand for Rs 30,000 bribe was substantiated. Accused Ram Kumar agreed to accept Rs 10,000 as part payment from Satya Tiwari on May 23, 2017.

A trap was laid by a CBI team and Ram Kumar was caught while accepting Rs 10,000 bribe from the complainant.

The counsel for Ram Kumar argued that the accused was falsely implicated. However, Narender Singh, Public Prosecutor, said the prosecution had proved the case beyond a shadow of doubt.