The Station House Officer (SHO) of Bhawanigarh area here has been arrested for allegedly taking bribe for registering a case, police said today.
SHO Sanjeev Goyal allegedly took Rs 25,000 from a person for registering a case a few months ago.
However, Head Constable Devinder Singh also accused of accepting Rs 55,000 for registering the same case, is absconding, SSP Mandeep Singh Sidhu said here.
The accused were suspended yesterday.
A departmental enquiry has been ordered against both of them that should be completed within one month for further action, police said.
The Bhawanigarh police station in Sangrur district has earned laurels after being adjudged topper by Altus Global Alliance in August this year for best police services.
Bhawanigarh station was adjudged the best among 396 police stations in Punjab, Chandigarh, Assam and Meghalaya by the Global Alliance.
