An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Kurukshetra police and a complainant were arrested for taking ₹30,000 in lieu of settling a molestation case.
An official spokesperson of the Kurukshetra police said ASI Kailash Kaur and Bala Devi were caught red-handed at the former’s residence by a team led by deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Ravinder Singh Tomar in the presence of duty magistrate Jaivir Singh Ranga.
He said Bala had filed a false complaint of molestation against a man from Kacchwa village of Karnal to blackmail him and later, with the help of the ASI, she demanded ₹30,000 from him to withdraw her complaint.
Following the complaint of the victim’s son, Kurukshetra police formed a team and the two women were arrested for blackmailing the Karnal man.