New Delhi: The anti-corruption wing of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Delhi Police Station House Officer (SHO) and two constables for accepting Rs 2 lakh bribe for allowing construction at a plot in Vijay Vihar locality in north Delhi.


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The CBI team arrested Vijay Vihar SHO Surendra Singh Chahal and two police constables Badri and Jitendra for demanding and accepting a bribe from the complainant in the case.


According to reports, Vijay Vihar SHO SS Chahal had allegedly demanded Rs 5 lakh from the complainant who was constructing a wall on a plot in the Vijay Vihar area in north Delhi.


"As a part of the deal, the payment of the first installment of Rs 2 lakh was to be paid on Wednesday night. On complaint received from the complainant, a CBI team conducted a raid and arrested the two constables red-handed while accepting Rs 2 lakh bribe," said a CBI official.


The CBI team later arrested Vijay Vihar SHO SS Chahal in connection with the case.


The SHO and the constables will be produced before a competent special CBI court here on Thursday, the CBI team said.