Fazilka, February 18
Three police officials and their accomplices have been booked on the allegation of extorting money from drug peddlers in Jalalabad.
Sources said ASIs Malkeet Singh and Gurdeep Singh, Head Constable Trishvakil Singh of Jalalabad and Anil Kumar, alias Sonu, a resident of Ladhuwala Hithar, had been booked under Section 384 (extortion) and 120-B of the IPC and Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act by the City police station, Jalalabad.
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Jalalabad DSP Palvinder Singh conducted an inquiry into the allegations. It was found that the four accused were part of a nexus. They used to nab drug peddlers and addicts, extract hefty amount from them through mediators and then release them without taking any legal action.
On the basis of a complaint filed by Nanak Singh, a resident of Ladhuwala Hithar, Jalalabad DSP Palvinder Singh conducted an inquiry into the allegations. It was found that the four accused were part of a nexus, used to nab drug peddlers and drug users, extract hefty amount from them through mediators and then release them without taking any legal action. Nanak Singh, who runs a meat shop in Jalalabad, alleged that some persons used to come to his shop in Jalalabad, offer him intoxicating tablets regularly, turning him into a drug addict. He alleged that he was nabbed and had to pay Rs 30,000 on June 28, 2020 and Rs 2.7 lakh on June 29, 2020, in order to get released.
Jalalabad DSP Palvinder Singh said ASIs Malkeet Singh and Gurdeep Singh had already been booked under the NDPS Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act on August 24, 2020. — OC
2 ASIs among three cops booked for extortion
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