BIJNOR: Four police personnel, including a sub-inspector, have been suspended and booked here for allegedly demanding a Rs 5 lakh bribe to release an accused from custody, an official said on November 13.
Bijnor Superintendent of Police Krishan Kumar said Amjad Majidi, a resident of Patthargarh village in Panipat, filed a complaint alleging that Inspector Kulveer Singh, the in-charge of Saharanpur police post under Najibabad police station, and three constables arrived at his residence on the night of November 11.
They took his nephew Hamza into custody in connection with a 'khair' wood theft case.
The complainant said SI Kulveer Singh gave him the contact number of a constable named Vijaypal. When contacted, Vijaypal demanded Rs 5 lakh for Hamza's release. Majidi has furnished an audio recording of the bribe demand along with his complaint.
SP Kumar said the matter was investigated by Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Gautam Rai and SP (City) Dr Krishna Gopal Singh. Upon confirming the allegations, the four personnel were suspended, and an FIR was registered against them.