ASI held for taking bribe

OKARA: On the order of DPO Faisal Rana, an ASI of City Depalpur police was arrested for keeping a youth in illegal custody for three days and receiving bribe from his for his release.
Imran, a resident of Pakpattan, appeared before the DPO and informed him that accused ASI Tariq Khawar lifted him from his house three days ago and kept him in illegal custody at his private house at Depalpur. He told that the ASI demanded bribe from him for his release and threatened him to put him behind the bars if he failed to pay the bribe. At this, the complainant gave Rs 120,000 bribe to the accused ASI who later released him.