3 policemen dismissed for extorting Rs 11 lakh

The Delhi police on Tuesday dismissed three personnel of its elite special cell for allegedly extorting over Rs 11 lakh from a commission agent whose diamond jewellery worth Rs 2 crore was recently stolen in east Delhi.

Special cell inspector Rahul Sahni, sub-inspector Nirbhay Rana and constable Ravinder were dismissed after it was found that they had taken money from the commission agent, said a senior police officer.

The commission agent, Vijay Gupta, carrying diamond jewellery worth Rs 2 crore in his car, had fallen prey to theft at Preet Vihar area in east Delhi on August 31.

The dismissed cops had allegedly extorted over Rs 11 lakh from Mr Gupta, claiming that the theft case was solved and the diamond jewellery had been recovered by them, said the officer. The east district police recently held two persons, including a juvenile, in connection with the theft and recovered the stolen jewellery.

The complainant, though, didn’t make any allegations against the trio for extorting money from him, but in an inquiry conducted by the special cell, they were found guilty of extorting money.