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Uttar Pradesh: Cops Caught Extorting Money, Facilitating Illegal Passage of Trucks in Ballia, 20 Including 3 Police Officers Arrested (Watch Video)

In a major crackdown, police officers were caught extorting money at the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border in Ballia. They were facilitating the illegal passage of trucks carrying liquor, cattle, and sand. Acting on a tip-off, ADG Varanasi, Piyush Mordia, conducted a midnight raid on Wednesday with an STF team in civilian attire.

Published: Jul 25, 2024 04:27 PM IST

In a major crackdown, police officers were caught extorting money at the UP-Bihar border in Ballia. They were facilitating the illegal passage of trucks carrying liquor, cattle, and sand. Acting on a tip-off, ADG Varanasi, Piyush Mordia, conducted a midnight raid on Wednesday with an STF team in civilian attire. They caught three officers red-handed and arrested 17 civilians, while the Narhi SHO and several other policemen fled. ADG Mordia immediately suspended the SHO, Panne Lal, and all seven officers of Korontadih outpost, filing FIRs against them. DIG Azamgarh, Vaibhav Krishna, revealed that around 1,000 trucks passed through the entry-exit point daily, with each paying INR 500, amassing INR 5 lakh in daily bribes. The raid uncovered INR 37,500, 14 bikes, 50 mobile phones, and extortion registers. The crackdown has exposed the rampant corruption and led to significant traffic jams on the Purvanchal Expressway. Investigations are ongoing. Noida: Youth Called for Questioning Over Rape Complaint Found Hanging Inside Police Station, Entire Chowki Suspended (Watch Videos).

Police Caught Extorting on UP-Bihar Border

UP-बिहार बॉर्डर पर बलिया जिले का पुलिस स्टेशन भ्रष्टाचार में डूबा मिला। ADG-DIG ने छापा मारा। शराब, पशु, रेत भरे ट्रक रुपए लेकर पार कराए जा रहे थे। 3 पुलिसकर्मी सहित 20 लोग पुलिस कस्टडी में हैं। थानाध्यक्ष पन्नेलाल दीवार कूदकर भाग निकला। 7 पुलिसकर्मी सस्पेंड, वसूली रजिस्टर मिला। https://t.co/OuOKAHoC9m pic.twitter.com/AwCVjZmMSw

— Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) July 25, 2024

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