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 nabbed senior IAS officer Paramjit Singh posted as the Director of Punjab Roadways for allegedly taking Rs 2 lakh bribe for recommending the name of an officer for promotion officials saidThe CBI had carried out a raid where Singh was allegedly receiving the bribe money for recommending the officers name to Punjabs transport department principal secretary for promotion they said Singh who was promoted to IAS from state services will be arrested soon after the formalities and paper works are completed 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 agreed to accept 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 saidArrest proceedings of Singh are going on they saidSearches are being conducted today on the premises of the accused in Chandigarh and Mohali Joshi said PTI ABS TIR TIR
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