Five Rohtak cops suspended for extorting money from hotel owner

Five policemen posted in Rohtak were placed under suspension for allegedly extorting ₹20,000 per month from a hotel owner and thrashing him

Five policemen posted in Rohtak were placed under suspension for allegedly extorting ₹20,000 per month from a hotel owner and thrashing him when he refused to do so nearly two weeks ago, said senior police officials.

Five Rohtak cops were suspended for extorting money from a hotel owner. (HT File)

Those suspended are Sonu, former in-charge of Gokran check-post and four other police personnel.

In his complaint to Rohtak assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Medha Bhushan, the hotel owner, Robin Nandal, said three policemen from the Gokran check-post visited his hotel on June 14 and were joined by two others.

“They checked the hotel register and asked me about the guests staying in the hotel. The check-post incharge Sonu started thrashing me and they brought me outside the hotel. They asked me to pay money and threatened to lock me up. Fearful, I paid them ₹12,300. They then asked me to pay ₹20,000 per month for smoothly running the hotel,” he added.

Bhushan added that he, along with a dhaba owner, reached the city police station the same night and later filed a complaint with Rohtak ASP.

Rohtak superintendent of police (SP) Himanshu Garg said ASP Medha Bhushan has found five cops, who were earlier posted at Gokran check-post during the incident, guilty and put them under suspension.

“After the incident, all five cops were transferred to police lines and now they were put under suspension. A departmental enquiry has been started against them,” the SP added.