Two assistant sub inspectors (ASI) of police from Mohammad Bazar Police Station in Birbhum district have been suspended for allegedly collecting bribes from truck drivers.
The District Truck and Trippers’ Association of Birbhum had also
submitted a memorandum to Birbhum district magistrate Bidhan Roy in this matter
already. The video clip of the two accused cops collecting money from truck drivers has already gone viral.
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On 23 September, the Mohammad Bazar police seized two sand-loaded
trucks and placed the case in the district court. Though the court directed the release
of the trucks, the accused ASIs allegedly sought Rs.70,000 to
release the vehicles.
Anas Ahmed, the trucks’ owner, claimed he had valid papers for sand
transportation, but the police wrongfully int