CBI nabs female Chandigarh cop in ₹10,000 graft case - Hindustan Times
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CBI nabs female Chandigarh cop in 10,000 graft case

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Sep 18, 2021 03:02 AM IST

Sub-inspector Sarabjit Kaur, who is posted at the Sector-34 police station, was caught red-handed following a complaint by a resident of Kajheri

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested a female sub-inspector while accepting a bribe of 10,000 at the Sector-34 police station.

The complainant had alleged that Sarabjit Kaur had demanded <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh from him for settlement of a rape case registered at the Sector-36 police station in February. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The complainant had alleged that Sarabjit Kaur had demanded 1 lakh from him for settlement of a rape case registered at the Sector-36 police station in February. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Sub-inspector Sarabjit Kaur was caught red-handed following a complaint by a resident of Kajheri.

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The complainant had alleged that Kaur had demanded 1 lakh from him for settlement of a rape case registered at the Sector-36 police station in February.

He had already paid 50,000 to Kaur, and the remainder was to be paid in five instalments of 10,000 each. A voice recording of the demand is also in CBI’s possession.

Police sources said the accused was due for promotion as inspector. She is now facing a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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February 15, 2021: CBI arrested ASI Harbhajan Singh of the Chandigarh Police for taking bribe of 10,000 for not registering a case against a loan defaulter

June 30, 2020: CBI booked inspector Jaswinder Kaur, SHO, Manimajra, for demanding 5-lakh bribe from a man to drop cheating charges against him

June 19, 2020: Three constables at the Maloya police station were suspended after being booked by CBI for trying to implicate a man in a false case

November 27, 2019: A CBI court awarded four-year jail to a former UT sub-inspector in a 2012 graft case.

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