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Civil engineer arrested in Mumbai extortion bid, railway employee absconds
Civil engineer arrested in Mumbai extortion bid, railway employee absconds
Mumbai police have booked a Central Railway employee and a civil engineer for allegedly demanding Rs 10,000 from the son of Andheri resident Shivsing Balla on August 2. The pair reportedly showed…
The Story in Brief
Mumbai police have booked a Central Railway employee and a civil engineer for allegedly demanding Rs 10,000 from the son of Andheri resident Shivsing Balla on August 2. The pair reportedly showed a fake police identity card and a video claiming the family was selling gutka illegally. Balla alerted Andheri police after suspecting they were impostors.
Police arrested civil engineer Deepaksingh Thakur, 33, at the spot, while Gulabsingh Thakur, 35, an AC coach inspection staffer, fled in an SUV and later abandoned it in Mira Road. Police suspect a known constable’s identity card was scanned to make the fake document. Thakur took leave after citing his grandmother’s death and is believed to be hiding in Uttar Pradesh. He was granted bail on August 11.
The Indian Opinion
This is not evidence that railway staff routinely misuse their jobs, nor is it proof that every police-linked demand is genuine. The reported case turns on a simple test: whether investigators can recover the fake ID, establish who made it and trace the Rs 10,000 demand. The absconding employee’s arrest and the court’s eventual findings will matter more than the early claims.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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