A policeman and his assistant were arrested on Thursday for accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a private bus operator in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district in Chhattisgarh, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said.
Based on a complaint, the ACB laid a trap and caught traffic in-charge Subedar Vikas Narang (36) and Bharat Panika (40) while accepting the bribe at an eatery in Pendra, ACB Superintendent of Police Panakaj Chandra said.
Narang had allegedly demanded Rs 60,000 for not imposing a challan on private buses being operated by the complainant in Pendra region, the official said.
An offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against them.