Dehradun police has arrested four persons, including a woman journalist, who has been allegdly carrying accredited journalist card no 908 issued by the State information department, allegedly identified themselves as drug inspector and officials before the medical shop owners and told them to show licence apart from demanding money of `5,000 from them in the name of inspection. The accused have been identified as Mamta Thapa, Anisha Thapa, Premlata Thapa residents of Garhi Cantt and Vinod, resident of Majra Mafi.
Ujwal Kumar, a medical shop owner and resident of Vikasnagar stated that four persons including three women reached his shop at 8.15 pm on Friday. One of women had identified herself as Anita Bharti, drug inspector.
According to them, they all are drug department officials. They demanded license for selling drugs and `5,000 as bribe. Kumar was knowing Bharti and he made a call to Bharti and informed about the same. later, Vikasnagar police was informed and all four persons were arrested. Based on his complaint, a case under sections 419 and 385 of IPC was registered in the police station and they were sent to Suddhowala jail after being presented in the court.
During interrogation, they confessed to their crime and said that the woman journalist was running a gang and deployed its members at various places like Haridwar, Rishikesh, Vikasnagar and other places to collect money from the medical shops by identified themselves as drug department officials.