Mohali, March 12: Sleuths of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau reportedly nabbed a Mohali head constable while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a youngster’s kin, who was rounded up at Badhmajra here today.
The head constable, Raj Kumar, was posted at the Phase 1 police station.
According to sources, the police had arrested a snatcher from Sector 56, Chandigarh, yesterday and during his interrogation, the miscreant had revealed the names of two of his accomplices.
Sources said the police today rounded up a youngster, Gaurav, from Badhmajra in this connection. When Gaurav’s kin approached the police, the cop allegedly demanded Rs 80,000 from them to clear his name in the matter, said the sources. The deal was settled for Rs 70,000 following which Gaurav’s kin approached the Vigilance Bureau in the evening.
The head constable was nabbed while taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 as the first instalment from Gaurav’s kin at the police station.
Head constable Raj Kumar was working as a reader of Inspector Jasvir Singh, Station House Officer of the police station.
Legal proceedings were on at the time of the filing of the report.
