An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the South-East district police has been booked by the Crime Branch of Delhi police for running an extortion racket in his area. Identified as Nanakchand, he was deployed at Jangpura post (Nizamuddin Police Station) and is now absconding.
This is the second incident involving a police personnel of South east district in corrupt practice. Earlier, two constables posted with Neb Sarai police station in South district were booked for extortion after the father of an auto driver allegedly set himself afire for being hounded by the constables. SI Ajay Kumar of Outer district was arrested for his involvement in the leak of question papers of the Staff Selection Commission. The incident involving the ASI is the forth such incident in a week.
According to the police, the officer had extorted money from two persons residing in the area by threatening them. Ajay and a woman were asked to pay a sum of Rs 60,000 by the police official. He managed to extort some money from them by using his powers and telling them that he would implicate them in a false case of flesh trade.
Ajay later on approached senior police officials and a case under Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at the Crime Branch. Police are now investigating the matter and have also launched a hunt to nab him. Sources said that this incident has put South east district into the focus again.