Two head constables booked for extortion

The city police have booked two head constables, Saroop Singh and Paramjit Singh, for alleged extortion. ACP (crime) Sukhwinder Singh said, "We received a complaint from one Ibrahim that the two head constables had been demanding money for releasing his motorcycle impounded for no reason."

The city police have booked two head constables, Saroop Singh and Paramjit Singh, for alleged extortion.

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Assistant commissioner of police (crime) Sukhwinder Singh said, "We received a complaint from one Ibrahim that the two head constables had been demanding money nearly Rs 10,000 for releasing his motorcycle impounded for no reason. Acting on the complaint, a trap was laid."

A police party asked the head constables to stop near the AlphaOne mall, but they did not stop and are absconding. A case under section 384 (extortion) of the IPC has been registered against the two.