The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said that it arrested an inspector-rank police officer posted as station house officer (SHO) of Barara police station in Ambala for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹30,000.
The cop was identified as inspector Gulshan Kumar, who was nabbed red-handed by an ACB team from Ambala at the SHO’s office.
The bureau said that a local complainant approached them and stated that he is engaged in providing soil to the highway authorities for the Ambala-Shamli expressway.
The complainant alleged that the SHO asked for ₹30,000 as monthly bribe for passing trucks under the jurisdiction of his police station.
Following the complaint, a case was registered, and a team raided the police station and arrested the SHO red-handed while taking the bribe.
The ACB said that Kumar, who was posted as SHO Barara since August 16, 2023, will be presented before a court.