The Tribune, January 21, 2002

Case against ASI for beating up shopkeeper
Our Correspondent

Rohtak, January 20
The Police have registered a case against an ASI, two cops and three wine contractors on the charge of harassing a shop keeper and snatching Rs 17,000 from him. The case was registered last evening, following directions by a local court. The complainant Prahlad, a resident of Balambha village, had alleged that his shop was raided by the Excise officials on January 3 and 4, but they failed to find anything objectionable. However, he said he was taken to Rohtak and beaten up mercilessly. He alleged that the police also snatched Rs 17,000, which he had earned after the sale of a buffalo. He said he was released after he have a bribe of Rs 6,000. He filed a complaint in the court in this connection on January 17. On the basis of the FIR, a case was registered against ASI Maha Singh, Head constable Punjab Singh, Constable Ramesh and Contractors Ram Kawar, Jitender and Cheeni under section 148,149,323, 325, 365, 402 and 506 of the IPC.

Hindustan Times, January 21, 2002

Rohtak cops booked

HT Correspondent
(Rohtak, January 20) Three policemen, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector, were among six persons booked by police in Rohtak district on Saturday on charges of abduction, extortion and threatening to kill a man.

The orders were passed by a local court on a criminal complaint filed by one Prahlad Singh, resident of Balambha village in Meham Sub-Division. The complainant alleged that the accused forcibly took him from his house to Rohtak on January 4 last.

There they allegedly beat him up, and threatened to kill him. They also demanded Rs 10,000 for releasing him. The victim claimed he was freed only after he shelled out Rs 6,000 to the policemen.