Shimla, Jul 13 (PTI) A policeman was arrested for allegedly influencing an ongoing investigation in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, an official said on Monday.

The assistant sub-inspector (ASI) allegedly connived with an accused while investigating a case, after which an FIR was registered against him, the official said.

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According to Kullu SP Gaurav Singh, the ASI was nabbed on Sunday under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The ASI was produced before a court on Monday, which remanded him to three-day police custody, the superintendent of police added.

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