A Delhi court has granted bail to a Delhi Police official, who was suspended for allegedly trying to extort Rs10 lakh from two Delhi University students by threatening to trap them in a false case of drug peddling. The court said that the prosecution’s story was “not foolproof”.
Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit released the head constable Raj Singh on bail and directed him to furnish a personal bond of Rs50,000. The court also noted that the complainant’s statement has been recorded.
It said rest of the collection of evidence appeared to be documentary in nature i.E. CDR etc., to know the call details/ connectivity between persons involved and their locations.
The court said that the accused was handed over to the police around 6 pm on April 10 and was medically examined at 10 pm. “He was having injuries...No plausible reason forwarded by prosecution as to how these injuries came on Raj Singh.
“Now all these suggest that the story of prosecution is not fool proof/without any inconsistency,” the court said.
The court also granted anticipatory bail to suspended Assistant Sub Inspector Mukesh, another accused in the case, and directed him to join the probe and not interfere in the investigation or create pressure on the witnesses.
Apart from them, the other two accused in the case are head constable Harjinder and their civilian accomplice Vipin.
According to the prosecution, the three police officials allegedly picked up two boys, who are pursuing B.Com from a DU college in Janakpuri area on April 10.
They allegedly demanded Rs10 lakh from the two boys, threatening to implicate them in a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, it said.