ASI arrested for taking ~10K bribe

Ferozepur, August 17

The VB has arrested a Punjab Police cop, Assistant Sub-Inspector Gurdeep Singh, posted at the Guruharsahai police station, while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.

Divulging details, VB officials said the suspect was arrested based on the statement and recorded evidence provided by the complainant, Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Khundar Uttaar village in the district.

The VB officials said the complainant had approached the VB and reported a case had been registered against his younger brother at the Guruharsahai police station. He said the case was later resolved amicably. However, the complainant submitted another application related to the same case. Acting on it, ASI Gurdeep Singh summoned his brother, detained him, and demanded Rs 1.5 lakh for his release. When Gurmeet could not pay the amount, the ASI arrested his brother. Subsequently, under the threat of obtaining a seven-day remand and opposing the bail of his brother, the said ASI allegedly extorted Rs 10,000 from the complainant. As per the complainant, the ASI further demanded Rs 10,000 to exclude his brother’s phone and wallet from the case property, and this demand was recorded by the complainant, said VB officials.

The VB laid a trap and caught ASI Gurdeep Singh red-handed when he was accepting Rs 10,000 bribe from the complaint, Gurmeet, in the presence of two official witnesses. — OC