An acting Station House Officer (SHO) was arrested after he was allegedly caught red-handed accepting bribe by Vigilance Bureau.
Sub-Inspector Sukhbir Singh, acting SHO of Sadar police station, was arrested on Wednesday by a vigilance team headed by DSP Kulwant Rai while he was taking a bribe of `10,000 from complainant Avtar Singh in connection with a case, police said on Thursday.
Avtar Singh and seven others of Khalwara village had secured interim bail in a case registered on April 30 after a clash with his relatives, police said. However, the SI allegedly demanded illegal gratification for helping Avtar Singh and others in connection with regular bail in the case, they said.
The SI did not appear in the court on June 2 to present documents regarding regular bail owing to which the next hearing in the matter was fixed by the court for July 2, police said.
Acting on the complaint of Avtar Singh, the Vigilance team laid a trap and caught SI Sukhbir Singh red-handed while taking bribe from Avtar Singh inside Sadar police station here, they said, adding that he was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.