PURNEA, Dec. 12 -- An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was arrested and the sub-inspector (SI) in charge of a police outpost suspended in connection with an alleged extortion case involving a businessman in Purnea, officials said.

In a press statement issued from the office of Purnea superintendent of police (SP) Sweety Sahrawat on Thursday evening, the action was confirmed.

The move came after the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) found that the ASI was involved in collecting extortion money from a vehicle carrying fish on NH-31 under Dangraha police outpost.

According to the press statement, SDPO Baisi Jitendra Pandey - who was asked to verify the authenticity of video clips of the extortion circulating on social media - found the in...