Mandi, Nov. 12 -- Two Himachal Pradesh police personnel from Padhar Police Station in Mandi district were caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe on Tuesday.

The State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV & ACB) Mandi unit registered a case against Sub-Inspector (SI) Ashok Kumar, the Station Head Officer (SHO) of Padhar Police Station, and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Ashwani Kumar under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Amended 2018).

According to the complaint filed by Virender Kumar, a resident of Gawali village in Padhar Tehsil, the two police officers demanded money in exchange for settling a case registered against him at Padhar Police Station. Acting on this complaint, the SV and ACB Mandi unit set a...