Punjab: Fazilka SSP suspended in bribery case following arrest of four cops
In an action against corruption, the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab has suspended Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fazilka. The SSP was suspended in the Rs 1 lakh bribery case.
ANI
May 28, 2025 11:17 IST
Fazilka (Punjab) [India], May 28 (ANI): Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fazilka has been suspended by the Punjab government in a corruption case, sources said on Wednesday.
As per officials, the suspension of the senior cop follows after four police personnel were caught red-handed taking Rs 1 lakh bribe.
Speaking over corruption case, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said, "No one will be spared in case of corruption, be it someone small or big, our own or a stranger."
Earlier, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), as part of its ongoing anti-corruption drive, arrested Suresh Kumar, a clerk at the Nagar Council in Malout, Muktsar Sahib district, on Sunday.
He was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from an underprivileged widow.
Disclosing this here on Sunday, an official spokesperson of the state VB said that the aforementioned accused had been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of Malout.
He further added that the complainant had approached the VB. He alleged that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 for releasing money under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Mission to construct a dwelling, but a deal had been struck to pay the bribe in installments. (ANI)
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