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Jupinderjit Singh
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 27
The Punjab Jails Department on Wednesday suspended five officials, two of them serving, for the Sangrur jail bribery case last year. The officials were serving in the Sangrur jail when a video of inmates shot inside the jail went viral, alleging the officials were seeking bribe from them in lieu of facilities.
As per orders issued by R Venkatraman, Principal Secretary, those suspended are Sangrur jail Superintendent Iqbal Singh Brar, Ropar Jail Superintendent Amrik Singh, Assistant Jail Superintendent Parduman Singh, Nabha (new) Jail Superintendent Jagtar Singh and Sangrur jail head warden Jaswinder Singh. The orders were issued on the inquiry report submitted by IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh. The main accused, Iqbal Singh Brar, was posted as Sangrur Jail Superintendent by the current government even while the inquiry was on.