MOGA: Celebrated Punjab Police SHO Arshpreet Kaur Grewal, posted in Kot Isse Khan in Moga has been booked for accepting a bribe of Rs.8 lakhs from drug smugglers. Two Munshis and two private persons have also been booked in this case.
Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had hailed Arshpreet Kaur for her excellent work during Covid lockout and he even released a video talking to her over mobile. She was considered a honest police officer but her misdeeds exposed her.
The two Munshis involved in the case include Gurpreet Singh and Rajpal Singh. Apart from this a father-son duo have also been booked. The duo, caught with 3kg of opium, were released after accepting bribe allegedly by Arshpreet Kaur and two other cops.
According to information, on October 1, the police arrested Amarjit Singh, a resident of Datewal Road, Kot Ise Khan, with 2 kg of opium and registered a case against him. However Amarjit Singh’s brother Manpreet Singh and his son Gurpreet Singh, who were nabbed with 3kg opium where let off after striking a deal with the culprits. The father-son allegedly paid Rs.5 lakh to Arshpreet and his accomplices and managed to save the situation.
According to the FIR a sum of Rs.8 lakh rupees were demanded through two persons and Rs.5 lakh rupees were taken in cash. No case was registered in the matter and the father-son duo were let off. She has been placed under suspension along with two other policemen.