New Delhi: 4 cops, amongst them a former Station Home Officer (SHO) of Muradnagar police station, had been apprehended on Monday on costs of soliciting a bribe amounting to Rs 2 lakh to shut a faux dowry case. The accused officers have been recognized as Satish Kumar, the ex-SHO; Lalchand Kannaujia, the case’s investigating officer; Bhuvnesh Kumar, the second investigating officer; and head constable Vikash Kumar.
The incident got here to gentle following a criticism filed by Raghupal Singh, a resident of Muzaffarnagar. In 2022, Singh’s son, Purshottam, an engineer within the service provider navy, was in discussions for a wedding proposal with a household from Muradnagar. Nonetheless, the negotiations fell by means of, resulting in the woman’s household lodging an FIR towards Singh and his son underneath the Dowry Act in April 2022.
The police failed to collect any proof throughout the investigation in assist of the dowry case, however regardless of no proof, Constable Vikash Kumar demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from Raghupal Singh over a telephone name to settle the case. Singh alleged that when he tried to report the matter to superiors, Satish Kumar, Lalchand Kannaujia, and Bhuvnesh Kumar began to threaten him and even recommended fabricating costs towards his son.
After getting fed up with the threats and warnings, Singh filed a criticism with the police, and after almost a yr, an FIR has been registered. I possess all of the proof towards these officers, Singh added.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for the agricultural zone, Vivek Yadav, said that primarily based on preliminary investigations, an FIR has been lodged towards the 4 officers on the Muradnagar police station.
Responding to queries concerning the delayed FIR, Yadav defined that Singh initially reported an insufficient investigation. Subsequently, an preliminary probe was performed, throughout which Singh disclosed the bribery facet, supported by audio proof. Following a normal inquiry, Singh filed a proper criticism on Saturday, resulting in the registration of an FIR on Sunday.
The DCP additional assured that the police are actively investigating the matter.
