February
26, 2008 Two Punjab Police
Officers Arrested
for Sex Scandal
New Delhi/Chandigarh
Two senior Punjab police officials were Tuesday arrested by the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly extorting money
from innocent people after threatening them of false sexual abuse
charges.
Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police Devinder Singh Garcha
was picked up by the CBI from his Sector 22 residence in Chandigarh
while superintendent of police Paramjit Singh was arrested from a
place in Punjab.
Both Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been charged with
taking bribes in what has come to be known as Moga sex scandal and
have been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA).
While Garcha was posted in Chandigarh as AIG (security), Paramjit
Singh is posted as SP (headquarters) at Ropar.
"Punjab's Assistant Inspector General (Security) Devendra Singh
Garcha and Ropar's Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Paramvir
Singh Sandhu were detained for questioning in the case and were
later put under arrest in connection with the Moga sex scandal," a
CBI official told IANS.
The sex scandal came to light last year when the police arrested a
couple of women for immoral trafficking in Moga town, 250 km from
Chandigarh. The same women were then employed by some police
officers to blackmail influential and rich people of that town after
trapping them.
The women would extort money from politicians, businessmen and other
rich people by accusing them of rape and sexual harassment.
The IPS officers allegedly would extort bribes from these people and
let them off. Those who did not pay were sent to jail on charges of
sexual harassment and rape.
The CBI searched Garcha's residence in Chandigarh Sector 22 and
other properties in Jalandhar and elsewhere in Punjab.
The properties of Paramjit Singh were also searched.
The CBI official said, "Several documents were seized during the
searches."
The investigating agency had registered a case in the scandal
following directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The
names of several influential individuals, including Barjinder Singh,
son of former minister and senior Akali Dal leader Tota Singh, had
come up during the probe.
Earlier, a Punjab police sub-inspector surrendered before the
investigating agency.
Two women and a police inspector, who were arrested last year, were
released on bail.
Besides the CBI, the Punjab police have been probing the matter
separately. The Punjab government last month moved the Supreme Court
to stop the CBI from filing a report in this matter. This was seen
as a step to shield Tota Singh and his son.
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