Mumbai: Four police officials suspended for 'planting' drugs on Kalina man

Mumbai Police on Saturday evening said that four police officials of its force were suspended for alleged misconduct during a search on a Kalina area based man who had claimed that the cops planted drugs on himThe incident was captured in a CCTV footage that went viral on social media platformsAll four cops seen in the video has been suspended said Raj Tilak Roushan DCP ZoneIX of Mumbai PoliceHe added While examining the CCTV footage that has gone viral on social media we have identified the officials as being from Khar Police Station All four officers seen in the footage have been suspended pending further investigationEarlier the Mumbai Police had launched an investigation into the case where as many as four police officials from Khar Police Station were seen searching a man while being dressed in civil dress The CCTV footage had emerged on social media platforms that showed them searching an individual in the Kalina area allegedly for drugrelated purposes In the footage one officer is seen planting something on the persons pocket before detaining him for possession of 20 grams of mephedroneThe individual was later released by the police after the CCTV footage became publicWe took cognizance of the video that had surfaced online and had initiated a probe in the matter a senior Mumbai Police officer had earlier statedWatch CCTV footage of the incident belowThe MumbaiPolice have launched an investigation into four officers from the KharPoliceStation after CCTV footage emerged showing them searching an individual in the Kalina area allegedly for drugrelated purposes In the footage one officer is seen planting an object in thehellip pictwittercom6lrjLs8C9ymdash Mid Day mid_day August 31 2024According to sources the individual being searched by the officials and on whom the alleged drugs were planted has been identified as Daniel an employee of Shahbaz Khan Khan who runs an animal farm at the location is responsible for the care of the animals I have been taking care of this land for the past 40 years This incident was orchestrated in collusion with a builder and a local politician to frame us A month before this I was threatened with a drugs case but the setup happened on Friday evening while I was at home Daniel who works with me at the farm was framed Fortunately the entire incident was captured on CCTV footage Khan told MidDayAccording to Khan around 6 pm on Friday four officials from the Khar Police Station despite the farm being outside their jurisdiction arrived at the property and began frisking Daniel They later took him to the police station alleging that 20 grams of Mephedrone were found on him When I reviewed the CCTV footage it clearly shows the officer planting something in Daniels pocket before removing it and taking him into custody He was released at 9 pm after the footage went viral Khan added