Punjab cop tries to bribe senior to get corruption case quashed, arrested

The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Faridkot women's cell, Rajan Pal, has been arrested for attempting to bribe a senior official to get a corruption complaint filed against him quashed.

According to preliminary information, DSP Rajan Pal was investigating a complaint filed by Kiranjit Kaur, a married woman from Pakka village in Faridkot. During the enquiry, he allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the Kiranjit’s family with the promise of resolving the case. However, he reportedly failed to take any action on the matter even after receiving the money.

The situation escalated when the woman’s brother, Karmatej Singh, submitted a formal complaint to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Pragya Jain, accusing the DSP of extortion. On learning about the complaint, Rajan Pal attempted to suppress the case by offering the same amount — Rs 1 lakh — as a bribe to the SSP's reader, ASI Jaswinder Singh.

ASI Jaswinder Singh promptly reported the bribery attempt to SSP Jain, who immediately ordered an FIR to be lodged. The police then registered a case against DSP Rajan Pal under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the City Police Station and took him into custody.

“The Punjab government has made it clear that bribery will not be tolerated under any circumstances, regardless of rank. A case has been registered, and the DSP has been arrested for accepting a bribe from the victim’s family and later attempting to bribe the SSP’s reader to suppress the complaint against him,” SSP Jain told the media.

Departmental action has also been initiated against Rajan Pal in accordance with government directives.

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