Overview
- Assistant sub-inspector Vijaya Ingawale was identified in court as the alleged mastermind and her police custody was extended by five days.
- Investigators reported recovering Rs 4.5 lakh from three arrested civilians while about Rs 6 lakh linked to the case remains untraced.
- Eight GRP personnel were transferred to the Ghatkopar head office on September 9 as part of the ongoing probe into extortion of long-distance passengers.
- Those moved include head constable Sujata Gaikwad, identified as the sister of the arrested Bandra officer.
- Officials say 13 personnel have been suspended over five months, with two transfer rounds of eight each on September 5 and 9 focused on stations where victims were targeted in CCTV-blind rooms.