Quantum of punishment tomorrowCity cop, aide held guilty in graft case
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 25
The Special CBI Court today held Sub-Inspector (SI) Kulwarnjeet Singh Cheema and mediator Subhash Chand Dhiman, a local politician, guilty in a bribery case.
According to the prosecution, Cheema was arrested at Mani Majra police station in 2012 while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a resident of Mani Majra for not framing him in an attempt-to-murder case.
The court of Special Judge (CBI) Dr Sushil Kumar Garg held Dhiman and Cheema guilty of offences punishable under Sections 120-B of the IPC read with Sections 7, 13 (2) read with Section 13 (1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Further, Cheema has also been held convicted under Sections 7 and 13 (2) read with Section 13 (1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on November 27.
On September 25, 2012, CBI sleuths had arrested Cheema for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a resident of Mani Majra for not framing him in a case of murder bid. Dhiman, a local politician, was also arrested. The bribe was sought from Harbans Singh, against whom a complaint was filed at the Mani Majra police station by his landlord Bishan Dass.
In his complaint to the CBI, Harbans Singh stated that Cheema had demanded Rs 30,000 for not registering a case against him. But later, a deal was struck for Rs 25,000. Cheema had directed him to hand over the bribe to Dhiman.
As per the complaint, on September 22, 2012, around 9 pm, the complainant’s family had a petty quarrel with Bishan’s family over drinking water. The same day, Harbans’ wife filed a complaint with the Mani Majra police. Around 1 pm on September 24, Harbans received a call from Cheema, the then SI at the Mani Majra police station, asking him to come to the police station. When he went there, he requested Cheema not to not register a false case under Section 307 of the IPC.
Cheema demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 from him for either making out a case under Section 323 of the IPC or hushing up the matter. Cheema later asked him to meet Dhiman and directed him to hand over the money to him. The complainant then approached the CBI and later both were arrested.
