Five traffic cops take ₹200 in bribe, suspended

JALANDHAR: Police commissioner Parveen Kumar Sinha on Monday suspended five traffic cops for taking ₹200 bribe from a truck driver.

A case under Sections 7, 13, (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against assistant sub-inspectors Satnam Singh, Gulshan Kumar and constables Sukhwant Singh, Jaswant Singh, Major Singh.

The action came following complaints that traffic cops harass truck drivers coming from neighbouring states. It was alleged that they take bribe for letting the truck drivers off.

Five cops at two checkpoints took a bribe of ₹100 each from a truck driver on Monday, said Sinha, adding that they were immediately suspended and the action was a warning for all.