The vice-mayor of Luoyang, Henan province, has been detained by police and will be transferred to prosecutors amid allegations that he was involved in corruption and abuse of power, provincial authorities said on Tuesday.

Guo Yipin, 52, was captured on Monday afternoon in a rented house in Changsha, Hunan province, officials from the Henan provincial government confirmed.

Prosecutors from Henan will take charge of the case, according to the officials.