Ludhiana, Jan 10 (PTI) A local court on Tuesday sent Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officer Narinder Singh Dhaliwal, who was arrested by the state vigilance bureau for allegedly taking bribes, to 14-day judicial remand.
The vigilance bureau in the court did not seek further remand of Dhaliwal.
Earlier, Dhaliwal was granted three-day police remand in this case.
Dhaliwal, who was posted as regional transport authority in Ludhiana, was arrested on January 6 for allegedly taking bribes from transporters for sparing them challans for offending vehicles.
The bureau had said that during the investigation of a complaint lodged through the chief minister’s anti-corruption helpline on November 18, it was found that Dhaliwal was indulging in collecting bribes through some private persons from different transporters on a monthly basis in Ludhiana for not issuing challans of their vehicles.
On Monday, PCS officers proceeded on a mass casual leave for five days in protest against the “illegal” arrest of Dhaliwal.
According to PCS Officers’ Association, Dhaliwal was arrested “illegally, wrongfully and arbitrarily and without due procedure”. PTI COR CHS KVK KVK
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