It was alleged that ASP Mittal demanded the bribe from a suspected drug dealer and even got a broker to threaten him with a case under the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 if he refused to comply.
Officials said that they had seized 500 grams of narcotics along with over one lakh cash from the drug peddler who was arrested from the Karnah area of the district.
A total of six drug peddlers have been arrested within three days by Anantnag Police during its special drive. The accused has been identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Shah, a resident of Darpora Chee. Police said they have registered a case and taken up an investigation.
In a joint operation, the police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Sunday seized 3.5 kg of heroin worth Rs 16 crore from a vehicle and arrested two drug peddlers in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.
The Delhi Police arrested one Africa-based drug peddler from the Mohan Garden area in the national capital with fine quality Heroin weighing over one kilogram, it said on Saturday.