VB nabs cop for accepting Rs 49K

The Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Constable Kanwarpal Singh, who is posted at the Nakodar (Rural) police station, for accepting Rs 49,800 bribe.

Lakhvinder Singh, a resident of Madrasa village, Muktsar, had lodged a complaint against Kanwarpal on the anti-corruption action line.

Lakhvinder stated that he worked as a security guard and had applied at the District Commander, Punjab Home Guard Office, Faridkot, in 2017, on compassionate grounds. He added that Kanwarpal demanded a bribe of Rs 6,50,000 in lieu of getting him recruited on the compassionate grounds. Lakhvinder alleged that he transferred Rs 49,800 into the account of the accused through PhonePe.