Another Police Inspector in Ahmeadbad in soup over allegation of extorting millions from an accused

Ahmedabad: Inspector of Krushnanagar Police Station in Ahmedabad is in soup over allegations of Rs. 45 lakh sum he extorted from a builder Sunil Bhanderi for settlement in a case.

Rathod is facing allegation of forcing Bhanderi to cough up Rs. 25 lakh more. In response to application submitted by Bhanderi, Sector 2 JCP Gautam Parmar has handed over probe to J division ACP and ordered report in three days.

Bhanderi’s wife had on July 16 filed cheating complaint against Vinay Joshi and 6 others. Sunil took PI JK Rathod to Joshi’s house for arrest of Vinay. On 19 July, Rathod booked Bhanderi in cross complaint filed by Vinay’s wife. Rathod demanded Rs. 1 crore from Bhanderi for settlement. Meanwhile Bhanderi came to know that Vinay Joshi was arrested on 19 July but released on 21st without any procedure and evidences against Joshi were destroyed. When Bhanderi spoke about this, Rathod threatened to file a rape complaint against him.

Bhanderi has in his application further alleged, Vinay and his wife had in October 2019 filed application over alleged mental torture and received Rs. 35 lakh for settlement. Rathod reopened this application and demanded Rs. 1 crore from Bhanderi. Finally Rathod and his vahivatdar(middleman) settled at Rs. 70 lakh. Rathod and his midleman would call Bhanderi repeatedly to cough up this amount. On 20th July, Rathod and middleman received Rs. 45 lakh in Naroda D Mart street. They would call Bhanderi repeatedly for rest of the amount. Rathod and middleman would tell Bhanderi that if money is not paid in couple of days, Bhanderi should give up his piece of land in Pethapur.