Gurugram: Three police personnel A local lawyer has been arrested for extorting around Rs 9 lakh from him by threatening to implicate him in a false case. Officials gave this information on Sunday.
The accused were produced in a city court on Sunday, from where they have been sent on two-day police remand.
Those arrested have been identified as constables Sandeep Dagri and Neetu and Special Police Officer (SPO) Anand Kumar, He said he was posted at Sector 40 police station, adding that three others who were involved with him are currently absconding.
According to the complainant, on Friday night, the trio called her outside a hotel and asked her to sit in a car, in which they implied her in a false case as well as threatened to kill her.
He said that he was freed only after arranging Rs 9 lakh, the next day he went to the police.
Following the complaint, all the six accused, including the police, were booked under sections 387 (extortion), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 120-B (criminal conspiracyof IPC at Sadar Police Station.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Sadar, Sanjeev Balhar Said that the preliminary investigation indicated that the police personnel were involved in the entire episode. He was arrested soon after the FIR was registered.
He said all three have been suspended and departmental inquiry has been initiated against them.
“The extortion was taken by the other three accused who are absconding. Our special team conducted raids to arrest them and they will also be nabbed at the earliest,” the ACP said.
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