The Vigilance Branch of Delhi Police has registered a criminal case against inspector Vikram Singh, the suspended Station House Officer (SHO) of Shahdara Police Station of North East district.
Vikram Singh was placed under suspension after a departmental inquiry by the Vigilance substantiated charges of extortion against him. He was placed under suspension on the orders of the Joint Commissioner of Police South East range, Sanjay Beniwal.
The Joint Commissioner of Police, Vigilance, Praveen Ranjan, said that a case under Section 384 (Extortion) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against Vikram Singh after he was found indulging in barefaced extortion.
The inquiry conducted by the Vigilance Branch found that the allegations against the SHO, Shahdara, were indeed true. A case was registered at Shahdara Police Station where Vikram Singh was posted as SHO. He will be arrested once investigation is over.
Sources said that many complaints were received by the office of the Joint Commissioner of Police, Beniwal, regarding the shady deals perpetrated by the SHO. The matter was also brought to the knowledge of the Commissioner of Police. A departmental inquiry was ordered and the SHO placed under suspension.