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BJP MLA from the Bakshi Ka Talab constituency successful Lucknow, Yogesh Shukla, connected Friday (November 21, 2025) said helium staged a protestation astatine the Mahigawan constabulary presumption aft alleging that policemen had demanded a bribe to instrumentality a recovered mobile phone.
According to officials, a sub-inspector and a constable were sent to the lines precocious connected Thursday (November 20, 2025) nighttime aft the protest.
Mr. Shukla told PTI that a nonmigratory of Mahigawan country had mislaid his mobile phone. On Wednesday (November 19, 2025), the antheral received a telephone from the constabulary presumption saying the telephone had been recovered. When helium reached the station, a policeman allegedly sought a bribe of ₹2,000 to instrumentality it.
The MLA said helium intervened aft the antheral approached him for assistance and asked the unit to manus implicit the device. When the antheral went back, the policemen allegedly threatened him and denied having the phone.
Mr. Shukla further alleged that policemen were issuing challans arbitrarily to conscionable "targets", adjacent erstwhile motorists had valid documents.
Citing repeated complaints of corruption, the MLA reached the constabulary presumption with his supporters connected Thursday evening and held a protest. Local residents besides gathered, and immoderate raised slogans against the police.
DCP Gopal Krishan Chaudhary spoke to the MLA and assured him of indispensable action, aft which the concern was brought nether control.
Mr. Chaudhary aboriginal said Sub-Inspector Dhirendra Rai and Constable Pappu Kushwaha, who were accused of demanding wealth for returning the phone, had been sent to the constabulary lines pending inquiry.
