The vigilance bureau on Tuesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector for accepting ₹ 40,000 from a man in exchange for registering a counter case against the rival party in a neighbourhood dispute, officials said.
After the altercation, both parties underwent medical examinations at civil hospital, Ludhiana, and submitted complaints at the police post. The accused was arrested and further investigation is underway. Ranjit alleged that Jinder Lal had earlier taken ₹ 50,000 from him on the assurance that he would facilitate a compromise between the two parties. However, a case was subsequently registered against his wife and others on July 31 under Sections 118(2), 74, 3(5) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Salem Tabri police station.
The accused, ASI Jinder Lal, in-charge of Police Post Eldeco Estate under Salem Tabri police station, was investigating a complaint involving a fight between two neighbouring families in the Salem Tabri area, according to VB spokesperson. The complainant, Ranjit Singh of Chitti Colony, Bhatia Bet, said his wife, Manjit Kaur, had a dispute with their neighbour, Aswani Kumar, according to the complaint submitted to the VB.
