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VB arrests SHO, his accomplice for accepting Rs 50,000 bribe

Phagwara, Oct 11 (UNI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Inspector of Police Jatinder Kumar, posted as SHO at Phagwara city police station in Kapurthala district, along with his accomplice, Jaskaran Singh alias Jassa of Burj Hamira village in Moga district, red- handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an official said on Friday..
The VB spokesperson said here that the arrests were made following a complaint lodged by Kulwinder Kaur, of Chachoki village near Phagwara. He said Kulwinder Kaur approached the VB with a complaint alleging that the said police personnel had detained her son Harshdeep, his wife Ashima, and his brother-in-law Ansh Sharma in March while they were dining at a local eatery in Phagwara.
A Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) case was then registered against her son at the said police station. Subsequently, the accused police personnel demanded Rs 50,000 in exchange for not involving Harshdeep’s wife and brother-in-law in this case and the complainant, under pressure, paid the bribe.
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