Korba. In the Katghora police station of the district, on Friday, 14th September, between 3 and 4 am, the police received information that on the Dhelwadih bypass road, some people were stopping heavy vehicles and extorting money by claiming to be TI and police. After which the Katghora police team immediately reached the spot and arrested 5 people.
According to the information, the driver of truck owner Afsar Ansari, Hardik Ansari (44 years), father- Shekhawat Ansari, resident of Garhwa Jharkhand, has made a written complaint in Katghora police station that truck number CG12 BJ 6068 was going to Forbesganj Bihar after loading rice from Raipur. During this time, at around 3:15 in the night, a Bolero vehicle number CG12 BG 9852 arrived at Dhelwadih bypass with siren and came near the truck. 5 people got down from the Bolero and started threatening me by calling themselves TI and police. They started asking for the papers and bill of the vehicle, even after showing all the papers of the vehicle, they forcibly pulled me out of the vehicle. After this, saying that the papers are not correct, they started demanding money and started talking about sending me to jail if the money is not given. The accused also snatched 2000 cash and his mobile kept with him and kept it with themselves.
The driver said that they were extorting money from all the heavy vehicles passing on the road and everyone was calling each other ‘Sahib’.
On receiving the complaint, on the instructions of Korba District Superintendent of Police Siddharth Tiwari, Katghora police station registered a case against the five accused and presented them before the Hon’ble Court under Sections 126 (2), 119 (2), 310 (2) and sent them to jail on judicial remand. The four arrested accused are officers and employees of SECL. One more accused has been found to be involved.
Identification of the arrested accused:
1. Mukesh Kesharwani, father- Pradeep Kesharwani, age 36 years- resident of Kera Road, police station- Shivrinarayan, district Janjgir Champa
2. Abhishek Meena, father- Ramprasad Meena, age 26 years, resident- Adarsh Nagar Jaipur, Police Station Sanganer, District Jaipur, Rajasthan
3. Vikas Meena, father- Late Satish Meena, age 28 years, resident of Sun City Sikar, Jaipur Rajasthan
4. Dilip Kumar Yadav, father- Pardeshi Ram Yadav, age 25 years, resident of Singhali Basti, Police Station Bankimongra Korba
5. Har Prasad Patel, father- Late Santosh Patel, age 27 years, resident- Balgi- Police Station Bankimongra, Korba.