Chandigarh, February 28 A Punjab Police sub-inspector was arrested on Saturday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, the state vigilance bureau said.
The accused, Mewa Singh, was stationed at the cyber cell in Sangrur. A resident of Kothe Maha Singh Wala village in Bathinda had filed a complaint against him, a bureau spokesperson said.
A case had been registered at the cyber cell of Sangur police station against the complainant and his wife, and Singh was the investigating officer. The complainant alleged that the sub-inspector demanded Rs 50,000 to help secure his wife's release from the case.
Following the complaint, the bureau conducted a preliminary inquiry and laid a trap. Singh was allegedly caught red-handed while accepting the bribe in the presence of two official witnesses, the spokesperson said.
A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against Singh, he added. CHS SMV RHL
