Chandigarh, Aug. 27 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Bhivamtej Singla, Assistant Jail Superintendent of Maximum Security Jail, Nabha, on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000, a release said on Wednesday.

According to the release, the arrest followed an enquiry into a complaint lodged on the Chief Minister's Anti-Corruption Action Line.

The complainant, a resident of Patran town in Patiala district, alleged that the accused was harassing her husband, who was lodged in Central Jail, Nabha. She further alleged that the jail officer had demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 to stop the harassment.

Subsequently, the complainant claimed that she transferred Rs 10,000 via Google Pay as part of the bribe amount. Following the prel...