Haryana ASI Arrested for Allegedly Accepting Rs 20,000 Bribe in Nuh

Nuh, October 12 : The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) on Monday arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) posted at Akera police station in Nuh district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 to remove the names of a complainant and his wife from a criminal case.

The accused, identified as ASI Ashok, was arrested during a trap operation conducted by the bureau's Gurugram team led by Inspector Sant Ram.

According to the bureau, the complainant approached the anti-corruption officials after the ASI allegedly demanded Rs 20,000 in exchange for removing his and his wife's names from the criminal proceedings.

Acting on the complaint, the vigilance team laid a trap on October 12 and caught the accused while he was allegedly accepting the bribe.

A case has been registered against the ASI at the SV&ACB police station in Gurugram under Sections 7, 7A and 13(1)(b), read with Section 13(2), of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The bureau said the trap proceedings were conducted in accordance with Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.