CBI arrests IAS officer in Punjab in Rs 2-lakh bribery case
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The CBI on Monday arrested senior IAS officer Paramjit Singh posted as the Director of Punjab Roadways in Chandigarh for allegedly taking Rs 2 lakh bribe for recommending the name of an officer for promotion officials saidThe CBI had carried out a raid when Singh who was elevated to IAS after promotion from state civil services was allegedly receiving the bribe money for recommending the officers name to Punjabs transport department principal secretary for promotion they saidThe person from whom Singh had allegedly demanded the bribe approached the CBI with a complaint they saidIt was alleged that the complainant was due for promotion to the rank of General Manager for which a DPC was constituted in January 2022 and the Director Singh was part of the said DPC Departmental Promotion CommitteeIt was further alleged that the accused demanded bribe of Rs 5 lakh from the complainant for recommending his name to Principal Secretary Transport Government of Punjab for promotion to the rank of General Manager CBI spokesperson RC Joshi saidIt was also alleged that the bribe amount was negotiated and the accused settled for Rs 2 lakh he saidThe said Director Singh Punjab Roadways Chandigarh allegedly threatened the complainant to bear the consequences in case the said bribe amount was not paid to him Joshi saidAfter getting a complaint and preliminary verification the CBI laid a trap at the location where the alleged bribe money was to be paid Joshi saidThe team raided the location after getting the signal and caught Singh while allegedly accepting Rs 2 lakh the officials saidSearches were conducted today on the premises of the accused in Chandigarh and Mohali Joshi said PTI ABS TIR TIR
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The CBI on Monday arrested senior IAS officer Paramjit Singh posted as the Director of Punjab Roadways in Chandigarh for allegedly taking Rs 2 lakh bribe for recommending the name of an officer for promotion officials saidThe CBI had carried out a raid when Singh who was elevated to IAS after promotion from state civil services was allegedly receiving the bribe money for recommending the officers name to Punjabs transport department principal secretary for promotion they saidThe person from whom Singh had allegedly demanded the bribe approached the CBI with a complaint they saidIt was alleged that the complainant was due for promotion to the rank of General Manager for which a DPC was constituted in January 2022 and the Director Singh was part of the said DPC Departmental Promotion CommitteeIt was further alleged that the accused demanded bribe of Rs 5 lakh from the complainant for recommending his name to Principal Secretary Transport Government of Punjab for promotion to the rank of General Manager CBI spokesperson RC Joshi saidIt was also alleged that the bribe amount was negotiated and the accused settled for Rs 2 lakh he saidThe said Director Singh Punjab Roadways Chandigarh allegedly threatened the complainant to bear the consequences in case the said bribe amount was not paid to him Joshi saidAfter getting a complaint and preliminary verification the CBI laid a trap at the location where the alleged bribe money was to be paid Joshi saidThe team raided the location after getting the signal and caught Singh while allegedly accepting Rs 2 lakh the officials saidSearches were conducted today on the premises of the accused in Chandigarh and Mohali Joshi said PTI ABS TIR TIR
