Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- A special CBI court on Tuesday remanded Chandigarh Police inspector Suresh Kumar, in-charge of Bapu Dham police post, and assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Bhagat Ram to 14-day judicial custody in a Rs.2.5 lakh bribery case.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged that the two policemen were caught red-handed during a trap laid on Monday while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs.2.50 lakh from complainant Sukhjit Singh in lieu of registering an FIR.

According to the CBI, Sukhjit Singh, a resident of Bapu Dham Colony, had approached the agency alleging that the police post in-charge had demanded Rs.5 lakh to register an FIR in connection with a theft at his jewellery shop. Acting on the complaint, ...