NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Delhi Police while accepting a bribe of Rs 2.4 lakh from a litigant involved in a property case in Karkardooma Court in east Delhi, an official said on Monday.
ASI Patil Kumar was posted at Police Station Jyoti Nagar, the official said in a statement.
The CBI registered the case against the policeman on Sunday after the property owner lodged a formal complaint.
Initially, the ASI demanded a bribe of Rs 15 lakh from the complainant to submit a favourable verification report in court regarding his property in Meet Nagar.
The accused threatened that he would submit an adverse report against the complainant if the bribe was not paid.