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The Vigilance Unit of the Delhi constabulary has booked elder IPS serviceman Shankar Choudhary of the AGMUT cadre, for alleged amerciable raids, unlawful detention and confinement of a overseas national, and misappropriation of authorization successful a 2023 case.
According to the FIR accessed by The Hindu, the elder IPS serviceman conducted respective unauthorised raids, unlawfully detained a overseas nationalist and attempted to extort 55 lakh rupees betwixt November 26 and November 29 successful the nationalist Capital, portion being posted arsenic the Superintendent of Police (Narcotics) successful Mizoram.
Citing respective DD entries, telephone calls made to section constabulary successful Delhi, CCTV footage and testimonies of officials, the Vigilance Department noted that Mr. Choudhary had conducted respective raids successful the Dabri country from November 26-29 2023, and apprehended 1 Harrison, Khawallianngaia and David Malsawmdawnga from Gautam Nursing Home connected the intervening nighttime of November 25-26.
While Mr. Khawallianngaia and Mr. Malsawmdawnga were aboriginal arrested and presented earlier the court, Mr. Choudhary conducted different “unauthorised” raid astatine Mr. Harrison’s location connected November 26. The FIR notes that a locker and 2 bags were seized from Mr. Harrison’s residence, and Mr. Choudhary took him on with these possessions to Mizoram Bhawan successful Vasant Vihar, wherever helium was allegedly confined. It besides noted that “no seizure memo, inventory list, oregon panchnama was prepared”.
On November 29, the Delhi constabulary received a PCR telephone wherever a woman informed them that Mizoram constabulary had kidnapped her member and that 1 Shankar Choudhary had taken ₹35 lakhs and was demanding different ₹20 lakhs. While the constabulary could not hint the call, connected the aforesaid night, Mr. Malsawmdawnga was released. “Harrison was released connected November 29, coinciding with the extortion telephone being reported” reads the FIR.
Taking cognisance of the allegations, the Union Home Ministry initiated an inquiry. During the inquiry, it was recovered that Mr. Choudhary, who was earlier posted arsenic the Deputy Commissioner of Dwarka, made respective unofficial calls to respective Delhi constabulary officers, conducted raids successful the Capital with 13 Delhi constabulary officers, unlawfully detained and made seizures without immoderate documentation.
He has been booked nether conception 166 (public servant disobeying law), 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), and 409 (criminal breach of spot by nationalist servant) of the IPC. The FIR noted that portion HC Shaluj, HC Vikash, and HC Prashant accompanied him connected respective raids, that does not found mens rea (guilty mind), nevertheless it warrants a departmental action.
