Garhwa SP Khotre Srikant Suresh Rao has suspended four cops —an assistant sub-inspector and three constables—for allegedly stopping vehicles and extorting money from them. A departmental inquiry has been initiated against the four, who belong to the Nagar Untari police station.
The incident took place at a check post on Uttar Pradesh border near Bilaspur village under Nagar Untari police station, on Friday night.
One Mukund, who was coming from Uttar Pradesh, in tweet to PM Narendra Modi, CM Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Police, PHED Minister of State Mithilesh Thakur and Garhwa DC had highlighted the alleged practice.
“When I was coming from UP towards Jharkhand, I was stopped at the border of UP-Jharkhand and asked for e- pass. The deputed magistrate said that if there is no e-pass, then I have to pay Rs. 500 or I will not be allowed to enter Jharkhand."
Mukund asked "whether the money was going to the government ?"
Similarly, 40 migrant laborers returning from Jaunpur were also stopped and asked to pay money. The bus was stopped for a night on the road. In this regard the driver had also complained to SDO Nagar Untari.
On the information about the matter SP set up a two members team comprising SDPO Ajit Kumar and Police Inspector Ashok Kumar Singh for the probe.