Summary:
This time, though, by picking up a man who works with a media house has brought the matter to the notice of senior police officers.” During the course of the travel, after being forced to give the money that he was carrying, the man informed that he serves with a media house. The acting city police chief has ordered a probe against policemen serving with the Pundaliknagar police station after allegations of extortion were made against them by locals caught during night patrolling.There are also allegations against the policemen that they go out on night patrolling along with a private man and drop people at far off places, if they fail to pay them money.Commissioner of police Milind Bharambe said, “This is unbecoming of policemen. On realising their mistake, the vehicle came to a screeching halt and he was immediately made to step out of the vehicle near seven hills flyover and the policemen vanished from the scene immediately.The victim on Wednesday morning brought the matter to the notice of the city editor of the vernacular newspaper, following which he took up the matter with senior police officers. We have ordered a probe and if they are found guilty of wrongdoing, our action against them will be exemplary.” The officer said that every record will be checked.The incident came to light after a person employed with the distribution department of a vernacular newspaper was caught by the policemen who were reportedly driving a mobile-one jeep of Pundaliknagar police station.The policemen, without inquiring anything, made him sit in the vehicle and started frisking him..