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Rajasthan: Constables turn looters; 1 held in Alwar district, three suspended | Jaipur News
ALWAR: Two persons including a police constable was arrested while three other constables of the district police on the run were suspended on Wednesday after an investigation confirmed their alleged involvement in a loot case. The police said they have arrested Sadar police station’s constable Ramjeet Singh, and another accused identified as one Rahul Khan.
While Rajmeet Singh has been accused of pressuring the complainant for a settlement, three other constables accused of participating in the loot, identified as Anish, Ganga Ram and Narendra are currently on the run and have been suspended by the district superintendent of police, Tejaswani Gautam. She said that all four cops have been suspended. The police said that the incident took place on July 27, when one Sahil Khan (21) filed a complaint alleging that he was driving through the Govindgarh area when near Bhainsrawat in Alwar, four persons in a Bolero car waylaid him. Khan alleged that the accused in the car claimed themselves to be members of Alwar police’s special team. They asked Khan to give them money and looted Rs 27,000 from him. They then took him to a secluded spot where Khan was forced to transfer Rs 13,000 from his mobile payment application.
The police initially arrested one accused, Rahul Khan; his interrogation revealed the involvement of Alwar cops in the criminal case. The police then arrested Ramjeet Singh who had allegedly coerced the complainant to agree to a settlement. “Rahul admitted that constable Narendra Jatav of Shivaji Park police station, constable Ganga Ram and Anesh Meo of NEB police station were also active participants in the crime,” an official said.
While Rajmeet Singh has been accused of pressuring the complainant for a settlement, three other constables accused of participating in the loot, identified as Anish, Ganga Ram and Narendra are currently on the run and have been suspended by the district superintendent of police, Tejaswani Gautam. She said that all four cops have been suspended. The police said that the incident took place on July 27, when one Sahil Khan (21) filed a complaint alleging that he was driving through the Govindgarh area when near Bhainsrawat in Alwar, four persons in a Bolero car waylaid him. Khan alleged that the accused in the car claimed themselves to be members of Alwar police’s special team. They asked Khan to give them money and looted Rs 27,000 from him. They then took him to a secluded spot where Khan was forced to transfer Rs 13,000 from his mobile payment application.
The police initially arrested one accused, Rahul Khan; his interrogation revealed the involvement of Alwar cops in the criminal case. The police then arrested Ramjeet Singh who had allegedly coerced the complainant to agree to a settlement. “Rahul admitted that constable Narendra Jatav of Shivaji Park police station, constable Ganga Ram and Anesh Meo of NEB police station were also active participants in the crime,” an official said.
