Jammu, June 22 -- The anti corruption bureau (ACB) on Saturday arrested a police head constable, who had been absconding in a bribery case in Kathua district, said officials.

The arrested have been identified as Roshan Din. He was booked in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act at ACB Jammu police station. Din had escaped a trap laid by ACB in Kathua recently.

"The accused had demand and accepted illegal gratification from the complainant for removing his name from the list of accused persons in a case FIR number 193/2025 registered at Kathua police station, even though the complainant had provided CCTV footage to prove his innocence," said an official spokesperson.

However, the head constable had demanded a bribe of Rs.15,000 ...