India, Dec. 22 -- An assistant sub-inspector posted with the Palam Vihar Crime Branch was arrested in Rajasthan's Jodhpur on corruption charges after allegedly being caught accepting a bribe in a vehicle theft case he was investigating, police said.

The accused, identified as ASI Praveen Kumar, was arrested on Saturday after a trap was laid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau following a complaint against him. Officials privy to the matter said the case pertained to a vehicle theft investigation in which the ASI was involved.

A senior official at Bilara police station said a team of ACB Jodhpur rural took the ASI into custody. "A complaint was received on Friday in this regard alleging that the arrested ASI was demanding Rs.3 lakh in bribery ...