Two police constables of Bengaluru’s Bendepalya police station have been suspended on Monday for allegedly harassing a younger man. Vaibhav Patil, an intern at a personal agency within the metropolis, posted a protracted Twitter thread on Thursday explaining how he was harassed and threatened for cash. The publish, which was broadly shared with many questioning the police motion, was, nevertheless, deleted later.
CK Baba, deputy commissioner of police, Bengaluru (South) informed Hindustan Occasions, “A suspension order has been issued to 2 constables from Bendepalya police station. After the tweets and based mostly on Vaibhav’s grievance, we initiated an enquiry in opposition to two cops and now they’re faraway from their duties.”
On Thursday, Vaibhav claimed that two police constables stopped him at midnight and checked his bag through which they allegedly planted a twig of marijuana. He then stated that two cops demanded cash from him and informed that he can be behind the bars in the event that they file a narcotics case in opposition to him. He additionally stated that cops took Rs. 2,500 from him and shared the cash between them earlier than letting him go.
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Vaibhav is alleged to be working in a personal agency as an intern at Bengaluru’s HSR format and he’s a local of Himachal Pradesh.
Earlier in December, two police personnel in Bengaluru, who allegedly extorted a pair amid patrolling, have been suspended. The division additionally initiated additional motion in opposition to the 2 after the Twitter grievance went viral and stated that such habits won’t be tolerated within the police division.