ASI held in Haridwar on charge of taking bribe

Haridwar: A vigilance team caught a female Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Ranipur Kotwali police station red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 on Saturday, October 10. The female ASI is accused of demanding a bribe in exchange for settling a case by brokering a compromise between the complainant and the opposing party regarding a dispute over a financial transaction. Acting on the investigation into the complaint, a case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The female ASI was posted in the Ranipur-Kotwali area, from where she was arrested. According to the Vigilance Department, the complainant had lodged a complaint on the toll-free number 1064. The complainant said that an ASI posted at the Ranipur Kotwali police station is asking for a bribe of Rs 10,000 from him in return for settling the matter. There was a dispute between the complainant and the other party arising out of a continuing transaction. A plan was devised to apprehend the female sub-inspector. The Vigilance department investigated the matter after receiving a complaint. Upon the complaint being found substantiated during the inquiry, a trap team was constituted under the instructions of the Superintendent of Police (Vigilance), Dehradun Sector, Uttarakhand. A plan was devised to catch a female sub-inspector while she was accepting a bribe. The Vigilance team set a trap today, on Saturday. The complainant was asked to come to Haridwar at the address provided by the woman. As soon as the female ASI demanded a bribe in Haridwar, a trap was laid, and she was arrested red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 from the complainant. She was apprehended in the City Kotwali area. It is reported that she was on duty in the City Kotwali area on the occasion of Sarvapitri Amavasya. The Vigilance Department has issued a press note confirming the arrest of the female ASI. Further action is being taken in accordance with the rules against the female ASI arrested on charges of corruption.