The Special CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) Court of Chandigarh, held inspector Ravinder Singhla guilty in a graft case on 2nd May 2025. The convict had demanded a bribe of ₹4.3 lakh and a Honda City car from Nectar Life Sciences Limited. He was arrested by a CBI team from Delhi on May 26, 2016, and later convicted by Additional District and Sessions Judge Alka Malik under various legal provisions. Despite multiple requests, Singla continued using the company’s Honda City car and refused to return it. He also allegedly threatened to frame the company in false cases if they persisted in asking for the vehicle’s return. An FIR was lodged against him by T.K. Sharma, Manager of Nectar Life Sciences Limited.
According to the CBI, Singla, along with his co-accused—Pramod Kumar Gautam (now deceased) and Paramjit Singh—demanded illegal gratification in the form of a Honda City car, beyond any lawful remuneration. They later pressured the complainant company to transfer ownership of the vehicle either to Singla or to one of his relatives. The prosecution further stated that Gautam and Paramjit negotiated the bribe with a company official by threatening action over alleged pollution violations and collected ₹4.3 lakh from a company employee on Singla’s behalf.
The defence argued that so such negotiation was taken place and that the accused have been falsely charged with this allegation. The court on hearing the arguments and going by the evidence in the case, held Singla guilty, but acquitted Paramjit.
In a separate case, CBI Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Balbir Singh was arrested in connection with a ₹2.5 crore bribery scandal linked to the Himachal Pradesh scholarship scam. Singh allegedly mediated between Enforcement Directorate (ED) Assistant Director Vishal Deep and educational institution officials, facilitating bribe negotiations and delivery. Both Singh and Deep have been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act and are currently in judicial custody.
