Jalandhar, Nov. 27 -- The vigilance bureau (VB) on Wednesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Punjab Police for demanding a bribe of Rs.5 lakh.

The accused has been identified as ASI Jaswinder Singh, who was posted at the police station Bhogpur in Jalandhar.

The VB spokesperson said the arrest has been made following a complaint lodged by a resident of Maqsudan, Jalandhar city, on the Chief Minister's anti-corruption action line portal.

The VB said during the inquiry, it was found that the complainant was nominated as an accused in a criminal case registered at the police station Bhogpur.

"ASI Jaswinder Singh, being the investigating officer of the case, demanded a bribe of Rs.5 lakh in the name of SHO Rajesh Kumar for not...