Chandigarh, Oct 22 (PTI) The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Saturday said it has booked a head constable posted in Sangrur district for demanding a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to help a man in a case.
A spokesperson of the bureau said Head Constable Harmanjeet Singh was booked on the basis of an online complaint lodged by Pappu Singh, a resident of Bagrian in Malerkotla district.
In his complaint, Pappu Singh alleged that the head constable demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to help him in the case registered with the police.
The spokesperson said that after verification of the facts and the material evidence, a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against the accused. PTI CHS SMN SMN
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