The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked a serving Indian Administrative Service officer, currently a Director in the Punjab Roadways on graft charges. The accused, Paramjit Singh, is posted in Chandigarh.
The case was registered against him on a complaint from an official who was due for promotion to the rank of General Manager, for which a Departmental Promotion Committee was constituted in January.
It is alleged that Mr. Singh demanded ₹5 lakh from the complainant for recommending his name to the Principal Secretary, Transport Department in the Punjab government. Following negotiations, the amount was scaled down to ₹2 lakh.
"The said Director, Punjab Roadways, Chandigarh allegedly threatened the complainant with adverse consequences in case the bribe amount was not paid to him. The CBI laid a trap and caught him while demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹2 Lakh. Searches are being conducted on the premises of the accused in Chandigarh and Mohali.
