Bribery Case: CBI files supplementary chargesheet against absconding head constable

The supplementary chargesheet, accessed by The Indian Express, filed in the court of a Special CBI judge states, “During investigation no direct call/evidence of Inspector Harinder Singh Sekon was found with complainant Deepak and other accused persons. It was established that complainant Deepak was called by him (Sekhon) at Operations Cell, Sector 26, thrice without the knowledge of the investigation officer of the case and there was no entry with this effect made in the record.”

A source said, “Earlier, CBI had filed a chargesheet against Manish Dubey and Anil Kumar, alias Kuki, in the court. Head constable Pawan Kumar had joined the CBI investigation twice but he went underground when a notice prior to his arrest was served on him. Later, Pawan had filed an anticipatory bail in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which rejected it. Inspector Harinder Singh Sekhon had also joined the CBI investigation.”

Interestingly, the CBI booked Sekhon and his wife while probing their properties, concluding that the assets of the two increased from Rs 13.22 lakh to Rs 1.85 crore between 2017 and 2022, representing a growth of 80.30 per cent.

Harinder Sekhon had joined the Chandigarh Police as an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in October 1997. He was promoted as Sub-Inspector (SI) in 2005 and got promotion to the rank of Inspector in 2015.