Four Karnataka police officers, including an inspector, were taken into custody for alleged extortion by the Kerala Police. The four had come to the state, according to a Kerala Police officer, in order to apprehend two suspects in a fraud case that had been reported in Karnataka. The two suspects were eventually located and taken into custody, and the Karnataka police officers allegedly requested money to release them.
It is disgraceful that four Karnataka police officers have been detained by Kerala police for extorting money from a cheating case accused in neighbouring state. The officers should be summarily dismissed if the allegations are true
@DrParameshwara https://t.co/XWaLbjLghC— Gautham Machaiah (@GauthamMachaiah) August 4, 2023
The Kochi district of Kerala is where the tragedy happened.
The four Karnataka policemen were detained after the local police received a complaint from the fiancee of one of the two suspects.
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The Karnataka Police team arrived in Kochi on August 1 to detain two men, Akhil and Nikhil, in connection with a case of online cryptocurrency fraud that occurred in Karnataka, according to the Kerala Police. The four Karnataka Police officers who had detained the suspects allegedly sought Rs. 25 lakhs from each of them before releasing them.
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According to reports, one of the suspects paid Rs. 1 lakh, while the other paid Rs. 2.95 lakhs. With the assistance of his fiancée, one of them reported the incident to the Kerala Police. The Karnataka police officers were taken into custody by Kerala police, who also recovered Rs 3.95 lakhs from their car.
A senior police officer from Karnataka has arrived in Kochi to investigate the situation, and more inquiry is being conducted.
