Two policemen posted with Awadhpuri police station were suspended by Superintendent of Police Bhopal (South) for demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a suspect in a case; SP took cognizance over a viral audio demanding bribe and suspended the two police personnel on Sunday.
The two police constables who were suspended with immediate effect were Madhusudan Singh and Satish Vishwakarma who demanded Rs 50,000 from suspect Ritik Bhandari for facilitating him in the case.
SP Bhopal (South) Rahul Kumar Lodha suspended the two police constables and ordered enquiry into the matter.
In the audio which became viral in which the two could be heard threatening and demanding bribe to register case in his favour while plea of suspect could be heard clearly.
The two have been pressurizing Ritik to provide Rs 50000 before 6 pm as after which the SHO of the police station would arrive and they would not be able to help him.
Ritik requests for time as he claimed to be in Indore and would have to arrange the money with the help of the family still the two take turn to threaten him and make continuous demand of Rs 50000 and failing to provide bribe could lead him to serious consequences and sections would be imposed which would held him behind the bars for long.
The details of the case in which the two were threatening Rithik to fabricate him in the case is yet to be revealed and would be investigated.