New Delhi, Oct 19 A Delhi Police constable posted with the North district cyber police station has been arrested along with his associate for allegedly kidnapping a person and demanding Rs 1.5 lakh as ransom, police sources said on Monday.
The accused constable, Moin Ali, and his associate, Akhtar, were arrested by the Kotwali police station police following an investigation into the case, they said.
Ali, from Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, is a 2024-batch constable. He has been suspended from service after his alleged involvement in the crime came to light, the sources said.
According to the source, police initiated an investigation after receiving a complaint regarding the alleged kidnapping and demand for ransom. The police team subsequently gathered technical evidence and information from informers to establish the alleged involvement of the accused.
The inputs collected during the investigation helped the police identify the suspects, following which Ali and Akhtar were arrested on Sunday, the source said.
The two accused have been sent to jail. Police are now searching for two more suspects allegedly linked to the case. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the alleged kidnapping and the subsequent demand for money to establish the sequence of events and the role of each accused.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain whether more people were involved in the alleged crime and to gather additional evidence in connection with the kidnapping and extortion case, the source said.
(PTI News)
