Archive · 21 Aug 2025
Punjab Vigilance Bureau Arrests ASI for ₹1.55 Lakh Bribe
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) named Om Prakash was caught taking a bribe.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), a government anti-corruption unit, arrested him.
Someone filed a complaint saying the ASI asked for money to make a case disappear.
The ASI took ₹1.55 lakh, but was caught after the complaint.
Now, he's been charged with corruption, showing the government's commitment to stopping such practices.
ASI Om Prakash was arrested for accepting a ₹1.55 lakh bribe.
The arrest was made by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB).
The bribe was demanded for cancelling an FIR against Gurjit Singh and his wife.
The VB acted on an online complaint to the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Action Line.
A case has been registered against ASI Om Prakash under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- Who
- ASI Om Prakash and the Punjab Vigilance Bureau.
- What
- ASI Om Prakash was arrested for accepting a bribe.
- When
- Not explicitly mentioned in the article.
- Where
- Sohana Police Station, Mohali, Punjab, India.
- Why
- He was caught accepting a bribe to cancel an FIR.
- Arrested
- ASI Om Prakash
- Charges
- Accepting Bribe, Corruption
- Bribe Amount
- ₹1.55 lakh
- Arresting Agency
- Punjab Vigilance Bureau
- Location
- Sohana Police Station, Mohali
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