Sub-inspector,constable convicted in graft case

While the constable was arrested on October 10,2007,the sub-inspector surrendered later as he was not present at the police cell during the CBI raid.

Paramjit’s wife had lodged a complaint of dowry harassment against him at the Woman and Child Support Unit in Chandigarh,where the duo was posted at the time.

On September 27,2007,Kaka called Paramjit and told him that his wife was demanding Rs 5 lakh as maintenance and if he wanted the charges to be dropped,he would have to pay Rs 15,000 to him.

On October 3,Paramjit got another call after he had paid Rs 2,000 as the first installment of the bribe,which Kaka had demanded on behalf of the sub-inspector. This time the complainant was told that he should pay the entire amount if wanted the charges against him to be dropped.

Paramjit then approached the CBI. According to Special Public Prosecutor CBI Pawan Dogra,Paramjit handed over the final installment of the bribe to Kaka which had marked currency and the constable was nabbed by the CBI at the office of the Woman and Child Support Unit.

“All the evidences as well as statements of shadow witnesses and independent witnesses worked in our favour as it was a clear cut case of bribe,” said Dogra.

CBI court frames corruption charges against sub-inspector,constable

The CBI Special Court of Darshan Singh,on Thursday,framed charges of criminal conspiracy under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act against Chandigarh Police Sub-Inspector Diwan Singh and Constable Jasbir Singh in relation to a graft case registered against the duo last year. The court framed charges under Sections 120 B,7,13 (1) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. It was on April 25,2008,that the duo was arrested by the CBI for accepting illegal gratification of Rs 20,000 from Prem Singh,a resident of Kajheri,for ‘helping’ the latter in an electricity theft case.

Man gets 10-year RI for drug peddling

A lower court,on Thursday,sentenced a man to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment and slapped him with a fine of Rs 1 lakh after he was convicted for drug peddling. Rajbir Singh (30),a resident of Karnal,was caught with more than eight kilograms of charas from the Sector-17 ISBT on March 1,2007.