Chandigarh, July 18: Punjab Police have arrested Inspector Gurindrajit Singh Nagra in connection with the FBI's 'Operation Hard Ball'.
He is accused of demanding Rs 4 crore from a US-based family and allegedly accepting Rs 4 lakh after threatening to implicate them in a false murder case.
An FIR has been registered under extortion and Prevention of Corruption Act provisions following a departmental inquiry.
The FBI has alleged an organised nexus involving gangsters and police personnel and has indicated it intends to prosecute the officer alongside the accused gangsters.
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