Mumbai Police reinstates three officers held in angadia extortion case

The Mumbai Police have reinstated three of its officers who were arrested earlier this year in a case of allegedly extorting money from angadias an official said on SaturdayThe reinstated police officers are police inspector Om Vangate assistant police inspector Nitin Kadam and police subinspecror Samadhan JamdadeThey have been reinstated by the Police Establishment Board at the Police Commissionerate level following a review meeting the official saidSuspended IPS officer Saurabh Tripathi who was then Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone II is absconding in the caseThe three accused policemen were arrested by the city polices for their alleged involvement in the crime They were suspended from the police force and an inquiry was set up against them All three got bail from the court after the police submitted a chargesheet in the case he saidAlso Read Maharashtra Security cover of 25 MVA leaders removedAfter their suspension the officers were getting 50 per cent of their salary and after completion of three months under suspension they were getting 75 percent of their salary the official saidAs the Mumbai police force is already shortstaffed the decision to reinstate them in the force was taken he saidAll three have been given nonexecutive postings and posted at Local Arms Department where they will be given bandobast duty he saidAngadias are traditional couriers who deliver cash sent by traders from one state to another Angadia system is by and large used in the jewellery business A complaint filed last December by the Angadia Association in south Mumbai had alleged that Saurabh Tripathi demanded Rs 10 lakh per month from them as a bribe to allow them to run their business smoothlyVangate Kadam and Jamdade all posted at the Lokmanya Tilak Marg police station and a domestic help of Tripathi were later arrested in the caseAs per the complaint lodged by angadias the accused officials had allegedly extorted money from them on several occasions in December by threatening themThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever