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, posted 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 arresting the complainant and not showing the recovery of any weapon from him. The accused ASI also promised not to seek further police remand of another accused, Surjit Singh, who was already arrested in the case," the VB spokesperson said. The complainant had recorded the conversation of the ASI demanding a bribe. "In another conversation, the complainant negotiated with the accused, who later agreed to reduce the bribe amount to Rs.2 lakh. In the investigation, no direct evidence of the involvement of the SHO," the spokesperson said. HTC...