India, May 8 -- A special court in Mohali has convicted Punjab Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Jagdish Lal, who was posted at Jaijon in Hoshiarpur district, in a 2019 corruption case and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment for demanding and accepting a Rs.25,000 bribe from a transporter.

Special judge Hardip Singh held the accused guilty under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and also imposed a fine of Rs.10,000. In default of payment, the convict will undergo an additional two months of rigorous imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, complainant Dharam Singh, who operates New PGR Transport Company at Rampura Phul, approached the Punjab Vigilance Bureau alleging that the ASI, then posted at Jaijo...