Deputy police chief faces graft probe

Probe targets brother-in-law of official known for Ferrari scandal

A senior police officer in Heilongjiang province was placed under investigation on suspicion of being connected to his brother-in-law's case of alleged corruption, according to a report in Caixin magazine on Monday. It did not reveal its source.

Gu Yuanxu, the deputy police chief of the province, is the brother-in-law of Ling Jihua, a senior Party official and a national political adviser suspected of corruption.