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50K Bribe & Shameless Smile: Punjab's SHO Sunita Bawa Dismissed Amidst Corruption Probe.
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News18•01-10-2026, 20:02
50K Bribe & Shameless Smile: Punjab's SHO Sunita Bawa Dismissed Amidst Corruption Probe.
- •Inspector Sunita Bawa has been dismissed from service with immediate effect as part of Punjab's anti-corruption drive.
- •Bawa, formerly SHO of Kot Ise Khan police station in Moga, faced allegations of demanding and accepting a 50,000 rupee bribe.
- •The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested her and a Home Guard jawan in September, recovering the alleged bribe amount.
- •The complainant claimed Bawa threatened to frame him in a drug trafficking case, leading to the bribe demand.
- •A video of Bawa smiling and answering media questions after her arrest went viral, where she spoke of maintaining courage.
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Inspector Sunita Bawa was dismissed from service with immediate effect as part of the state's anti-corruption drive following allegations of demanding and accepting a bribe of 50,000 rupees.
The dismissal orders against Inspector Sunita Bawa, who served as the Station House Officer of Kot Ise Khan police station in Moga district, were issued by IG Nilambari Jagadale of the Faridkot Range.
The complainant alleged that he was threatened with being framed in a drug trafficking case under the NDPS Act unless he paid a bribe. A Punjab Home Guard jawan was trapped and caught accepting 50,000 rupees on instructions that allegedly pointed to Sunita Bawa's involvement.
