Summary:
Jammu, Sep 17 (PTI) A policeman was arrested by authorities of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday while accepting bribe from a person in connection with a case registered against the members of his family in Jammu and Kashmir"s Poonch district, officials said.
The ACB received a written complaint alleging that Head Constable Bashir Ahmed, who is posted in Surankote police station, was demanding a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant, they said.
The constable was the investigating officer in a case registered against the father, brother and uncle of the complainant, they said.
Ahmed was threatening to prepare a strong case against the father, brother and uncle of the complainant if he did not pay the bribe, they alleged.
On receipt of the complaint, a case was registered by the ACB and investigation was taken up.
Ahmed was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe from the complainant as the ACB sleuths got hold of him, they said.