Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Wednesday dismissed Inspector Neeraj Kumar Tyagi, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Saket Police Station in South Delhi while Inspector Sanjay Sharma the Additional SHO of Hauz Khas police station was sent to district police lines pending enquiry after his name also figured in the First Information Report (FIR) lodged by the CBI.
According to Delhi Police spokesperson, Tyagi was dismissed from service after allegations against him were found to be true. He has been found complicit with other accused persons and was involved in shady dealings. His conduct was found to be in gross violation of the service rules.
Inspector Tyagi was caught red handed by the anti-corruption unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while demanding and accepting an illegal gratification of Rs two lakh.
Notably, Saket district court had referred 47 cases related to Unitech to the Saket police station for investigation. There are allegations that the accused were paying bribe to the SHO to settle cases.
The agency has named 9 persons, including Ramesh Chandra , his son Ajay Chandra, a lawyer Neeraj Walia, SHO Neeraj Kumar, Upma Chandra, Seema Manga, Pradeep Kumar and Unitech limited in the FIR.
Tyagi and a lawyer Neeraj Walia were arrested by the CBI for allegedly taking a bribe to settle 47 cases against real estate company Unitech limited and it founder Ramesh Chandra and his son Ajay Chandra. CBI sleuths carried out silumtaneous raids after arresting the duo.
I would be pertinent to mention here that Tyagi was posted as SHO Saket Police Station around, some two years ago during the tenure of then Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma, the current Director CBI.