Hoshiarpur, May 29 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) posted at the Hariana police station here while reportedly accepting Rs.15,000 as bribe.

A VB spokesperson said the arrest came on the complaint of Robin Kumar of Ghugyal village who mentioned that he had been facing a theft case and the investigation was assigned to ASI Kuldeep Singh who threatened to implicate his mother in the case if he did not pay Rs.50,000.

The complainant said the ASI, after negotiation, agreed to take Rs.30,000, of which Rs.15,000 was paid to him. When he demanded the remaining amount, he recorded the conversation and presented it before the VB. After a preliminary inquiry, a VB team laid a trap and appr...