Overview

• Head Constable Raj Kumar was apprehended on July 1 in Bathinda while accepting a Rs 1 lakh installment to quash a false land-dispute FIR
• A villager from Kalyan Sukha recorded calls in which Kumar demanded Rs 2 lakh for canceling the case and insisted on a Rs 1 lakh advance
• A Bathinda range VB team laid a covert trap and recovered the tainted money from Kumar’s possession at the time of arrest
• Authorities have registered a case against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act at the Bathinda VB police station
• Raj Kumar remains in VB custody as investigators continue probing the operation with potential nominations of additional personnel