Reproduced from the Times of India October 18, 2008 pg 13 & pg 7
Sting nets 3 Delhi cops, advocate
Four Arrested For Demanding Rs 26 Lakh Bribe From Murder Accused
New Delhi: Three crime branch officials and a senior advocate of the Delhi HC were arrested on Friday for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 26 lakh for favouring an accused in a murder case. Former Congress councillor Ashok Jain is one of the main accused in the case, along with nine others. All four were arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act on the basis of proof collected through a sting, carried out by the son of one of the accused over 10 months.While the sting points to the involvement of crime branch ace investigator inspector K G Tyagi, sub inspector Mukesh and ASI Rajbir in a conspiracy of demanding and accepting bribe, the audio/video recordings also show senior advocate Ravinder Chadha acting as mediator for the illegal transaction on behalf of Tyagi. According to the complainant, Rs 26 lakh had to be paid over various installments, out of which Rs 4 lakh was meant to be the fees of the advocate and the rest went to Tyagi, officials added.
Speaking to TOI, ACP N Dilip Kumar, anti-corruption bureau, said: “Our focus is now on the corruption angle. After all, police officers have no business to take any money from anyone. All four are accused of corruption, extortion and conspiracy and we are investigating the abuse of authority and penury gain by a public servant and others in the case. We are not ruling out the possibility that the accused officers might have taken bribe from both the victim and accused.’’
The sting was carried out by Abhinav Krishan Aggarwal, son of Gopal Krishan Aggarwal, one of the accused in the murder case of a builder, Vijay Singh Yadav at Hauz Qazi. Yadav was murdered on September 29, 2007, by contract killers apparently at the behest of Ashok Jain, who was arrested this February. Nine more people were subsequently arrested by Tyagi and his team. Abhinav said: “My father has been framed from day one. Promising to bail my father out, Tyagi, who was the investigating officer in the case, took a bribe of Rs 8 lakh initially. But after realizing that the case was heading nowhere I got in touch with the ACB and embarked on the sting. It was Tyagi who recommended the lawyer to us to fight our case.’’ TNN
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Constable lands in cop net for cheating jeweller
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Mumbai: A constable at the local arms unit of the Mumbai police has been arrested for allegedly cheating a city-based jeweller by promising him to get gold seized by the customs department at lower rates. The constable, Milind Salvi, even knocked off Rs 22 lakh from him, promising to get 5 kg gold.The jeweller, Mukesh Choradia, has been missing since the past three months.
Last year, Salvi approached Mukesh through a common friend and offered to arrange for gold seized by JNPT customs officials. The jeweller paid him Rs 22 lakh for the gold in presence of their friend, Uttam Bagre, the police said. However, Salvi failed to get the promised gold and when Mukesh’s father, Parasmal, came to know about it, he, along with his son, approached the constable on July 4. Salvi then had told the two that he would pay the money back only if they could bring Bagre to him, in front of whom, the deal was struck, the police said.
Salvi, in the meanwhile, sent Bagre to Satara and had been paying him Rs 10,000 every month. When the Choradias could not find Bagre anywhere, Parasmal lodged a police complaint. The next day, on July 5, Mukesh also disappeared. Parasmal filed a missing person’s complaint and even submitted a letter from Mukesh, saying he would commit suicide if Salvi failed to return the money.
Salvi was arrested on October 8, but he complained about chest pain and got admitted to a private hospital. Salvi was reinstated only a month ago after he was suspended for being involved in a cheating case in 2003. Senior inspector Yaswant Watkar said, “We will question Salvi about Mukesh’s whereabouts.’’
Now the police higher ups will find a way to get the crooked cops off the hook, in Delhi and also in Mumbai and the Courts will simply smile and wink their approval ... IKC
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