The CBI has registered a case of corruption in opposition to the officers, recognized as sub-inspectors Sumit Gupta, Pradeep Rana, Ankur Kumar and Akash Ahlawat. The arrested accused are being produced earlier than the competent court docket in Chandigarh Thursday.
“As a part of its zero-tolerance coverage in direction of corruption and different offenses, not solely in respect of these from exterior but in addition its personal officers, the CBI, on receipt of the grievance, instantly registered a case (first in opposition to one of many officers) , recognized its three different officers allegedly concerned within the matter and effected their arrests. Taking a critical notice of this act on a part of these delinquent officers, all 4 of them have been dismissed from service,” a CBI spokesperson mentioned.
Sources mentioned that the 4 have been caught by the Chandigarh Police and handed over to the CBI Chandigarh zone after realizing that they have been CBI officers.
While the officers have been attempting to extort the businessman, there was an altercation and later, a name was made to the police management room following which they have been nabbed, added sources.
“The complainant, who’s operating a partnership agency in Chandigarh, alleged that on May 10, six folks, together with CBI officers, entered his workplace and threatened him that he can be arrested for supporting and offering cash to terrorists as they’d info relating to the identical. It was additional alleged that the accused forcefully took the complainant away in a automobile and demanded Rs 25 lakh from him,” the CBI spokesperson mentioned.
The CBI has performed searches on the premises of the arrested officers. “Incriminating documents recovered during searches are being scrutinised,” the spokesperson added.
Narrating the occasions, a senior Chandigarh Police officer mentioned: “A name was obtained on the police management room round 2.30 am a couple of combat between two events close to gate quantity 3 of police traces, Sector-26 Tuesday evening. By the time the police reached the spot, one of many events had left the scene. Four males who have been discovered current on the spot declined to disclose their identities. After a lot pursuit, they disclosed that they have been from the CBI, Delhi.”
The police officer mentioned that, within the meantime, members of the other occasion reached the Sector-26 police station. “They belonged to an IT company at IT Park, Chandigarh. They levelled of extortion and corruption against the four personnel. As the matter involved CBI personnel, we informed the CBI zonal headquarters in Sector 30. The four men were handed over to the CBI. A CBI team from zonal headquarters seized CCTV camera footage of the nearby area of police lines Sector 26,” the officer added.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
