Family detained on fake charges
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) and a Station House Officer (SHO) have been booked for illegal confinement and detention of a family of four members and subsequently releasing them in lieu of Rs 1.20 lakhs, on frivolous and stage managed charges.
FIR 4/16 under Section 5(1) (d) read with sec 5(2) J&K Prevention of Corruption Act Svt. 2006 Section, Section 4-A J&K (Amended) PC Act 2014 and Section 120-B, 342, 347, 509 RPC has been registered with State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) against DySP Zubeer Mirza, the then SDPO Arnas, presently posted as DySP IRP 19th Bn and Sub Inspector Ranjeet Singh, the then SHO Arnas, presently posted in police lines, for wrongful confinement of Gopal Singh and his family members on frivolous charges and subsequently releasing them after demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs 50,000 and Rs 70,000 respectively by SDPO and SHO Arnas.
According to FIR, on September, 15, 2014, Gopal Singh was taken into custody from his residence by SHO Arnas on fictitious allegations that the marriage of his son with one Renu Devi was illegal as she was pregnant prior to her marriage with his son.
Gopal Singh along with daughter-in-law Reenu Devi and her father were produced before SDPO Arnas Zubeer Mirza by SHO Arnas Ranjeet Singh wherein one Dr Mushtaq known to Gopal Singh pleaded for their release.
However, the SDPO and SHO demanded Rs 2 lakhs for their release which was negotiated at Rs. 1.20 lakh.
Under compelling circumstances, Dr Mushtaq paid Rs 20,000 out of his own pocket in cash on spot to DySP Zubeer Mirza.
Thereafter, on the interference of senior officers, Gopal Singh and other detunes were released on September 16,2014 from illegal and wrongful confinement.
According to SVO, in view of the evidences on record, it was prima facie established that the SDPO and SHO, in blatant abuse of their official position and in active connivance and in league with each other demanded and accepted bribe amount of Rs 20000 from the complainant Gopal Singh in order to release him and his family members from illegal confinement. The investigation of the case has been taken up.
