Ferozepur, April 13 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested a station house officer (SHO) in Ferozepur district red-handed while allegedly accepting Rs.25,000 as bribe late Saturday evening.

The action against inspector Abhinav Chauhan, SHO of the Mamdot police station, was taken on the complaint of a local resident, Surinder Singh, the VB stated.

VB superintendent of police (SP) Swarandeep Singh said the complainant alleged that the SHO demanded a bribe of Rs.1 lakh to settle a minor dispute. Following a preliminary inquiry into the complaint, the bureau's flying squad-1 set up a trap. During the operation, inspector Abhinav Chauhan was caught red-handed in the presence of two official witnesses while accepting the first installment of...