3 police officials try to ‘extort’ Rs 10L from 2 DU students

Three police officials, including two posted at a district vigilance wing, allegedly picked up two Delhi University students and tried to extort Rs 10 lakh from them threatening to frame them in a narcotics case.

One of the accused officials, identified as head constable Raj Singh, has been arrested and his associates — assistant Sub-Inspector Mukesh, head constable Harjinder, and one Vipin — are still at large, a senior police official said.

While Singh is posted in southwest presently attending the Police Training School for a course, the two other officials are posted in the vigilance wing of Delhi Police’s West district.

All three of them have been dismissed from services. The three officials allegedly picked up two boys — who are both pursuing BCom from a prominent college under University of Delhi — from Janakpuri area. 

They demanded Rs 10 lakh from the boys threatening to implicate them in a case under NDPS Act, the official said.

The boys paid the officials Rs 28,000 and told them that they would soon pay another installment of Rs 50,000 in a few hours. 

But it won’t be possible for them to pay the entire amount demanded.

On Sunday evening, Singh and Vikas (an associate of the trio) came to South Delhi’s Satya Niketan to negotiate with the boys. During the meeting near a gurdwara there, two persons known to the boys happened to be passing by. They enquired about the matter and the boys told them everything, the official said.

A scuffle broke out at the spot, during which Vikas fled but the men overpowered Singh and brought him to the South Campus police station.

“After investigation, a case of extortion and criminal conspiracy was registered,” DCP (South) Ishwar Singh said. While Singh has been arrested, efforts are on to nab the other accused, he added.

Last week, three Delhi Police constables, including one posted in the Special Cell, were arrested under charge of extortion. 

The trio allegedly tried to extort Rs 20 lakh from the owner of a flat after barging into its premises in Southwest Delhi’s Dwarka Sector 10.