ACB Arrested DySP By Red-handed While Accepting Bribe Of Rs 50,000
The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a DySP of Crime Branch by red handed for demanding and taking an amount of Rs 50,000 as bribe from the complainant.
The arrest was made from Bahu Plaza in Trikuta Nagar when the DySP took the bribe in his official car, sources said. The arrested DySP has been identified as Varinder Singh Kattal.
Reliable sources in ACB, Jammu said that a person has lodged a complaint with ACB against DySP crime branch for demanding money to close a frivolous case enquiry pending against the complainant.
On verification, the contents of the complaint were found genuine and accordingly the ACB team laid a trap and arrested the accused police officer while accepting Rs. 50,000 as bribe.
DySP Varinder Singh, a 1995 batch Sub Inspector, earlier served at many important positions including SDPO Domana, SDPO Bari Brahamana besides SHO at vital police stations.
He was immediately taken into custody and subsequently searches were also conducted at his home. A case under relevant sections of law has been registered at ACB police station, Jammu for further investigations.