TAXILA: The Punjab anticorruption establishment on Monday booked a sub-inspector (SI) of Wah Saddar police station for allegedly extorting Rs200,000 from him for helping him with the case.

Mohammad Yousaf in his hrst invesugadon report lodged with the anti-corruption department said he and his four colleagues were falsely implicated in a murder and firing case by a land grabber in Wah Saddar police station on February 13 this year.

Later, they appeared before the investigation officer (IO) Sub-Inspector Mohammad Tahir after getting bail before arrest from a court.

During interrogation, the IO demanded Rs200,000 for help-ing them in the case.

He alleged that the IO in the presence of witnesses received the money in the parking lot of a private housing society.

Later, he favoured the opponent party and even removed some important record of the case.

On his application, the anticorruption department conducted an inquiry in which the IO was found guilty.

Subsequently, a case was registered against him under section 161 Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and section 45/2/47 of the Prevention Of Corruption Act.

When contacted, a spokesman for the police confirmed the registration of the case and said a departmental inquiry had also been initiated against the official to determine the allegations.