CBI nabs Chandigarh cop for graft

Chandigarh, February 15

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths today nabbed an ASI while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs10,000.

The CBI had received a complaint from Dharmpal, who is part of the housekeeping staff at the 3BRD Air Force Station, Chandigarh. He alleged that ASI Harbhajan Singh, posted at the Sector 34 police station, was demanding a bribe from him.

The police had received a complaint from a financier against Dharmpal for the alleged non-payment of a loan amount. The ASI was seeking a bribe from Dharmpal for not registering a case against him. In 2018, Dharmpal had taken a loan of Rs3.20 lakh from Mittal Financier in Sector 32. Dharmpal paid 29 instalments of Rs16,000 each, totalling Rs4.64 lakh, till October 2020. He claimed that he stopped paying the instalments as the financier was not giving him the receipts.

Dharmpal reported that he received a call from the ASI on February 4, asking him to meet at Sector 32. Dharmpal went to meet the ASI on February 5 and he allegedly demanded Rs 20,000 bribe from him. The complainant gave him Rs3,000 on the spot and the remaining amount was to be given later. Dharmpal was supposed to give Rs10,000 to the ASI today. He informed the CBI following which a trap was laid and the ASI caught red-handed.

The CBI has registered a case against the ASI, who will be produced in a local court tomorrow. — TNS