India, Dec. 4 -- A police constable has been arrested for demanding a bribe from a DLF Phase-IV resident to allow construction work to continue at his residence and threatening to book him for violating pollution norms, Haryana anti-corruption bureau (ACB) officials said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on Sunday when officials said constable Yash Pal, 30, posted at the DLF police station in Sector 29, was on rider-patrol duty.

According to ACB officials, Pal was patrolling in the DLF Phase-IV area when he noticed construction work going on at the ground floor of a house. He contacted the property owner and asked for a bribe of Rs.15,000 to allow the construction work to continue.

He allegedly told the man that if he refused to gi...