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Two constables attached to the J.P. Nagar constabulary presumption person been arrested for allegedly robbing a 59-year-old security advisor and his pistillate friend. Both person present been suspended, taking the full fig of suspended constabulary unit successful the metropolis this twelvemonth to 127, officials said. This comes adjacent connected the heels of a constabulary constable being arrested for his progressive successful the ATM currency van robbery case.
The duo identified arsenic Basavaraj and Gurudutt, who were connected nighttime rounds, confronted Varadaraju B.N., portion helium was parking his car adjacent BSNL compound country successful J.P. Nagar and chatting with his pistillate person astir 9.45 p.m. connected November 1.
According to the complainant, his person had travel to question security proposal portion helium was returning location from work. The duo met and were sitting successful the parked car and discussing, erstwhile the constables confronted them connected the pretext of inquiry. The duo said that determination was a lawsuit pending against him and 1 of them got into the car asking him to travel to the presumption for apprehension formality.
While Varadaraju started driving, the constable asked him to halt and demanded ₹40,000 to driblet the charges. He threatened to prehend the car and publication the duo if they failed to pay.
Varadaraju convinced him that helium did not person capable currency and managed to wage him lone ₹10,300 aft borrowing ₹4,000 from is pistillate friend.
After taking the wealth the duo left. Varadaraju brought this to the announcement of his friend, a elder constabulary serviceman who advised him to record a complaint. After 4 days of the incident, the unfortunate filed a ailment based connected which the J.P. Nagar constabulary registered a lawsuit of extortion and initiated a probe.
A elaborate probe led to the apprehension of Basavaraj and Gurudutt who were released connected bail later. Based connected the report, Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh suspended the duo pending inquiry.
127 suspended
According to the data, a full of 127 Bengaluru constabulary unit person been suspended crossed assorted ranks successful 2025 till date. This includes 10 inspectors, 16 sub-inspectors, 16 adjunct sub-inspectors, 41 caput constables, and 41 constabulary constables.
