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FIR against SHO for alleged extortion

Madhepura: The Baijnathpur police in Saharsa district lodged an FIR on Thursday evening against their own station house officer (SHO) for allegedly extorting money from a youth and coercing him to make payments via a digital platform. The SHO, Amar Jyoti, and a trainee sub-inspector, Rupesh Kumar, were suspended on the directive of Saharsa SP Himanshu Kumar. In a written complaint submitted to Saharsa SP, Abhinash Kumar, a resident of Pathraha village under Ghailardh police station in Madhepura district, alleged that he was intercepted by unknown people at the exit of Saharsa railway station on May 3 while returning from Patna. He was taken to a road near a cinema hall where a police vehicle was parked. According to the complaint, three men inside the vehicle introduced themselves as SHO Baijnathpur, Mukesh Paswan and Rupesh. Abhinash alleged that they forcibly took him towards Baijnathpur in the vehicle where he was verbally abused and threatened. "They demanded Rs 1 lakh for my safe release, or I would be falsely implicated under the NDPS Act," he said. He managed to communicate with his wife and father. His father arrived later that night and, after negotiations, agreed to pay Rs 80,000. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Artrose? Esta joelheira biônica pode ajudar a renovar seu joelho LegFix Undo He handed over Rs 29,000 in cash and the remaining amount via digital platform to various numbers, securing his son's release from police custody. Saharsa Sadar SDPO Alok Kumar investigated the case and found the allegations to be true. Based on his findings, SHO Amar Jyoti and trainee SI Rupesh Kumar were suspended with immediate effect on Friday. A police team led by Simribakhtiyarpur DSP Mukesh Thakur raided the govt quarter of the accused officer, who was found absconding.