Punjab’s three Regional Passport Officers nabbed by CBI; Rs 20 lakh recovered
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ February 16,2024
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended three officers of Regional Passport Office, Jalandhar, including Regional Passport Officer (RPO), and two Assistant Passport Officers (APOs) in a bribery case related to issuance of Passport, on a complaint.
CBI registered a case against an Assistant Passport Officer, Office of Regional Passport Office, Jalandhar on a complaint. It was alleged that the complainant had applied for fresh passports in respect of his grand-daughter and grand-son. When the complainant, allegedly, met the accused APO to check status of the said two passports, accused demanded a bribe of Rs. 25,000/- for issuance of passport. It was further alleged that the accused informed the complainant that the bribe amount is accepted on the directions of RPO and another APO and the same is shared between them.
CBI laid trap and apprehended accused APO red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 25,000/-. Subsequently, RPO and another APO of Regional Passport Office, Jalandhar were also apprehended.
Searches are being conducted at residential and office premises of the accused persons. Around Rs 20 lakh cash (Approx.) and incriminating documents have been seized so far.
Investigation is going on.
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