Officer Sent To VR Over Alleged Extortion

Hyderabad: A police officer has been attached to the Vacancy Reserve (VR) following allegations that he was involved in a road extortion case and later tried to bribe two policemen to distance himself from the incident.

The officer, who was posted in the city, came under scrutiny after an incident on November 4 in Shaikpet.

Filmnagar constable Malsoor and home guard V. Mohan Goud allegedly intercepted a man carrying cash.

Though he reportedly told them he had borrowed the money from a friend for an emergency, the two personnel took him in a police jeep, seized his bag of cash and let him go with only Rs 50,000, sources said.

The victim later lodged a complaint against the two personnel at Filmnagar police station.

Malsoor initially went absconding, but he and Mohan Goud were subsequently arrested and remanded in judicial custody.

Police sources said the two allegedly identified their superior as the officer who had directed them and claimed he received a share of the money.

The officer is also alleged to have offered a bribe to two policemen to establish that he was not on duty at the time and evade responsibility.

A senior officer has ordered a detailed departmental inquiry, which is being conducted by the Special Branch (SB), police sources said.

Following the inquiry, senior officials ordered on Monday that the officer be attached to the VR pending further action based on the SB report.