Suspended IPS officer Pradeep Sharma, who had been at loggerheads with the erstwhile Gujarat government headed by Narendra Modi, was today arrested by the state Anti-Corruption Bureau in Ahmedabad in a corruption case.

"Sharma has been arrested by us today morning under the Prevention of Corruption Act. As per the complaint registered by us yesterday, Sharma allegedly received Rs 29 lakhs from private firm Welspun. The amount was first deposited in the account of Sharma's wife, and then transferred to his account," ACB Director (in-charge) Ashish Bhatia said.

"This is a case of allegedly taking bribe for extending benefits to a company when he was Collector of Kutch," Bhatia said. Pradeep Sharma and his brother and IPS officer Kuldeep Sharma (now retired) were at loggerheads with the erstwhile state government headed by Modi.