Three police inspectors suspended after inter-State drug seizure; journalist booked for extortion

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Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh connected Monday ordered the suspension of 3 constabulary inspectors pursuing a monolithic cause seizure carried retired by inter-State agencies.

The inspectors are accused of failing to forestall the retention of a immense quantity of narcotic drugs successful their respective jurisdictions.

The suspensions were ordered connected the grounds of negligence, with the Commissioner stating that the officers failed to stitchery actionable quality contempt the ‘Mane Manege Police’ inaugural and the metropolis police’s zero-tolerance argumentation against drugs.

The disciplinary enactment followed a high-profile cognition led by the Maharashtra Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), successful coordination with the Bengaluru Police and the Narcotics Control Department, which resulted successful the seizure of a ample cause consignment.

The suspended officers are inspectors attached to the Kothanur constabulary station, Avalahalli constabulary station, and Bagalur constabulary station.

Journalist booked for extortion

The Bagalur constabulary person registered an extortion lawsuit against a city-based writer for allegedly demanding wealth from the constabulary inspectors threatening to people a communicative accusing them of being progressive successful the cause racket.

The accused, claiming to beryllium newsman of a Kannada quality channel, allegedly contacted the sub-inspector of the Bagalur presumption and demanded ₹5 lakh from each inspector, assuring them that helium would not people immoderate antagonistic quality astir them.

The full speech was recorded connected a mobile phone, and the audio grounds has been preserved.

Based connected the recorded grounds and statement, the constabulary person registered a lawsuit against the journalist.

Published - December 29, 2025 09:15 p.m. IST

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