Bengaluru:
Police on Thursday dismissed two policemen for making a pair pay a advantageous of ₹1,000 over their late-night stroll on the highway in Bengaluru. The 2 policemen had been recognized as head constable Rajesh N and constable Nagesh R hooked up to the Sampigehalli Police Station.
Bengaluru police commissioner Pratap Reddy mentioned that each policemen had been suspended on December 11 final 12 months after a criticism was lodged by a person alleging risk and extortion by the 2 cops. On December 8, Karthik and his spouse had been strolling again to their residence on the premises of the Manyata Tech Park after attending a party at 12.30 am. The duo stopped the couple and informed them that they weren’t purported to stroll within the space after 11 pm. They harassed the couple by questioning them about their relationship.
“It was round 12:30 midnight. My spouse and I had been strolling again dwelling after attending a pal’s cake-cutting ceremony. A pink Hoysala patrol van stopped by us. Two males in police uniforms requested us to point out our ID playing cards. We had been bowled over. Why ought to an grownup couple strolling on the road on a standard day be requested to point out their ID playing cards?,” wrote Karthik on Twitter, tagging Bengaluru police.
“… this level, certainly one of them took out what appeared like a challan e book and began noting down our names and Aadhaar numbers. Sensing bother, we requested why we had been being issued a challan. ‘You aren’t allowed to roam on the highway after 11 pm,’ certainly one of them retorted. Struck by the absurdity of the rationale, we continued: “Is there such a rule? We’re unaware of it.’ ‘Literate folks like you need to learn about such guidelines.’ he shot again,” he wrote.
“They confirmed us photos of convicts and threatened us of dire penalties if we didn’t pay up. I may barely maintain my nerve, whereas my spouse was in tears. Maybe realizing that they’d pushed a girl too far and fearing the authorized penalties, they modified observe,” Patri wrote.
The duo later made the person pay ₹1000 as a advantageous utilizing a QR code.
Nonetheless, this on-line transaction labored towards the previous cops. After the criticism was lodged by the person. Bengaluru police commissioner ordered their suspension and ordered a probe by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (North East) Anoop Shetty. “In the course of the probe, the allegation towards them was confirmed proper and the transaction on their cell phones confirmed they’d executed related transactions prior to now as effectively. Based mostly on this their dismissal orders have been issued,” mentioned Reddy.
Two extra incidents of comparable nature happened within the following weeks. On January 16, two police constables from the Bandepalya Police Station had been suspended for dereliction of responsibility after they “planted ganja (marijuana)” in a youth’s bag and extorted cash in HSR Structure.
On January 31, a house guard hooked up to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was arrested for alleged harassment and assortment of fines illegally from a girl and her pal at Kundalahalli Lake.