India, May 28 -- The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government on Wednesday placed the Fazilka district police chief, Varinderpal Singh Brar, under suspension with immediate effect.

Though the reason behind the senior superintendent of police's suspension was not stated, Punjab government sources said the action against Brar followed his inability to curb corruption in the border district.

Acting on the orders of the chief minister, the state vigilance bureau (VB) on Tuesday arrested the station house officer (SHO) of the cyber crime police station in Fazilka along with three other police personnel for taking a bribe of Rs.1 lakh in a case involving a teenager's confiscated phone.

The case came to light when Dharminder Singh, the fa...