Kapurthala, May 24 -- Four police officials, including the Phagwara CIA wing in-charge, have been arrested for reportedly accepting Rs.2.5 lakh as bribe for releasing a drug peddler without any action. Deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Naveen Singla said a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against CIA in-charge Bisman Sahi, assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) Nirmal Singh and Jaswinder Singh besides constable Jagroop Singh.

"They recently nabbed Sukhwinder Singh, alias Honey, a noted drug supplier, but instead of registering a case, they let him go," he said. A probe has been initiated and a departmental inquiry has also been ordered against the erring officials, he said.

According to information, they caught...