₹20K ‘bribe’ recovered from SI, probe on

MOGA: A departmental probe has been initiated against a subinspector posted at Baghapurana police station after locals allegedly recovered ₹20,000 bribe money from him on Thursday.

A video of the incident is also making rounds on the social media.

According to locals, the SI had allegedly taken ₹20,000 from a youth’s family to help him in a drug case.

The family members also alleged that the police had registered a false case against the youth.

Jagmohan Gill, an activist of Lok Insaaf Party, said the police allegedly registered a false case against Manpreet Singh of Kotla Mehar Singh Wala village at Baghapurana police station on Tuesday, claiming that they recovered 190 banned tablets from him.

“The SI demanded ₹20,000 from the family of the youth in lieu of helping him out in the case. The youth’s family approached us, and the family handed over ₹20,000 to the SI. But we had kept photocopies of all notes with us. “

He added, “Later we went to the police station and recovered all the currency notes from the pockets of the SI,” he added.

Moga senior superintendent of policde Dhruman H Nimbale said, “I have directed the SP (headquarters) to verify the allegations. A strict action will be taken against the sub-inspector if found guilty.”

A report submitted in the Punjab and Haryana high court last year showed that 17% (140) of the 822 policemen booked in the state are facing allegations of corruption, followed by 8% (68) being probed in drug cases.

Of the 822 cops, 18 are inspectors, 24 sub-inspectors, 170 assistant sub-inspectors and the remaining are constables and head constables.

The data also reveals that out of these 822 cops there are 75 FIRs against cops working in battalions, 140 cops are being probed in the commissionerate of Jalandhar and 70 cops in the commissionerate of Amritsar.

AN ACTIVIST OF LOK INSAAF PARTY, ALLEGED THE POLICE LODGED A FALSE CASE AND SOUGHT MONEY TO SETTLE IT