Rohtak, June 29 -- A woman sub-inspector posted at the Civil Lines police station in Sonepat was arrested on Saturday by a team of the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau while accepting a bribe of Rs.60,000 to drop a man's name from a rape case.

A spokesperson of the bureau said that the accused officer, identified as sub-inspector Manju, had already taken Rs.40,000 from the complainant, Ankit Kumar, a resident of Mahra village, and was allegedly demanding an additional Rs.60,000 to remove his name from the case and facilitate the cancellation of the FIR.

"A zero FIR under rape charges had earlier been filed against Ankit Kumar. The case was later transferred to the Sonepat police for investigation. During the probe, SI Manju re...