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Homeguard jawan gets 1 year jail for taking Rs 10 bribe

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Press Trust of India Meerut
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST

Special court Judge Neeraj Kumar Sangal yesterday ordered jail term for suspended homeguard Ongkar Singh and imposed a fine of Rs 3000 for taking a bribe of Rs 10 from a truck driver at the city's Railway Road Chauraha in 2000.

Singh was caught red-handed by the then District Magistrate Awanish Awasthi.

An FIR was registered in this case at the Railway Road Police Station by the then city Magistrate Satish Kumar who accompanied the District Magistrate.

The accused was dismissed from the service following the report.

  

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First Published: Aug 26 2012 | 4:05 PM IST

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