Police official arrested in Rajasthan while accepting bribe

An assistant sub-inspector in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district was arrested on Saturday while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000, an anti-corruption bureau (ACB) official said.

The accused ASI Puran Singh, posted at Nagar police station of Bharatpur, had demanded Rs 1.20 lakh for according a favour in a case. He had already accepted Rs 70,000 bribe, DSP Chitragupt Mahawar of the anti-corruption bureau said.

The DSP said the accused officer was arrested on Saturday while taking Rs 30,000 bribe.

A case has been registered under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and further probe is on, he said.