Faridkot DSP held for attempting to bribe SSP’s reader

A Deputy Superintendent of Police posted successful Faridkot was connected Friday arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe the Senior Superintendent of Police’s adjutant to “suppress a ailment against him”.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rajan Pal, the incharge of the compartment dealing with transgression against women, has been booked nether Sections 7 and 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

According to the police, Kiranjit Kaur, a nonmigratory of Pakka village, had filed a ailment regarding a matrimonial dispute.

Her member Karmtej Singh alleged that the DSP demanded Rs 1 lakh to enactment connected their complaint. Despite “receiving the money”, the serviceman “failed to instrumentality immoderate action”, helium alleged.

When the substance was brought to the attraction of SSP Pragya Jain, the DSP allegedly tried springiness Rs 1 lakh to ASI Jaswinder Singh, the SSP’s reader, successful a bid to suppress the ailment filed against him.

Following the incident, an FIR was registered astatine the City Police Station and Rajan Pal was taken into custody. As determination was nary petition for constabulary remand, helium was produced successful a tribunal and sent to judicial custody today.