Two Uttar Pradesh cops arrested for holding businessman hostage for ransom

Bareilly | Tuesday | 20th November, 2018

Summary:

The businessman managed to contact his partner, who informed police and the hostages were rescued.Both accused policemen were immediately suspended, arrested and booked for extortion and fraud. The duo had received information that the businessman was carrying Rs 50 lakh in his car and were lying in wait for him on Tilhar road in Shahjahanpur. SP, Shahjahanpur has orally informed me about the incident and I am waiting for a written report in this matter. But instead of taking the businessman and driver to the I-T office, the duo drove towards Jalalabad. As many as 18 officers of the Special Operation Group of the Noida Police were transferred to police line after a probe..