The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested a sub-inspector attached to Chandigarh Sector 3 police station for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs15,000 from a person threatening to file an FIR against him.
The complainant has alleged that two FIRs and one Daily Diary Register (reports of non-cognisable offence) were registered against him and others at sector 3 police station in Chandigarh.
The sub-inspector Sewak Singh, investigating all these matters, had allegedly demanded bribe for Rs20,000 from the complainant and threatened him to take strict action and also to convert the DDR into FIR.
On the request of the complainant to reduce the bribe amount, the sub-inspector agreed to accept Rs15,000, an official said.
The official added that CBI laid a trap near Sector 17 and the sub-inspector Sewak Singh was caught allegedly demanding and accepting bribe of Rs15,000 from the complainant.
After the arrest of the accused, CBI also raided the house of the Sub-Inspector and recovered some cash and bottles of liquor.