New Delhi : Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), posted at Manimajra Police Station in Chandigarh for accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000.
A case was registered on complaint against the said accused on the allegations of demanding a bribe of Rs one lakh from the complainant for helping her son in getting bail in a case and not adding section 376 of IPC.
The officials of CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 in first instalment, CBI said in a statement.
Searches were conducted at the premises of the accused in Chandigarh & Village Manak Majra, Tehsil Nilokheri, District Karnal (Haryana) which led to the recovery of incriminating documents.
The accused will be produced before a designated court in Chandigarh. The investigation into this matter is underway. Further information is awaited.