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Three GRP Officers Suspended After CCTV Links Them to Mumbai Central Extortion

No arrests have followed as the crime branch leads the inquiry.

Overview

  • Jeweller Kamal Soni alleges three men in khaki searched his bag at Mumbai Central on August 10, took him to a dark room on platform 5, and left with ₹30,000 after returning ₹1,900.
  • The GRP crime branch reviewed station footage to identify two suspects on camera and named a third based on statements from four GRP personnel.
  • The GRP commissioner suspended an assistant sub-inspector and two constables tied to the case, and investigators say the trio are absconding.
  • Four additional GRP staff suspected of links were transferred to headquarters as statements are recorded and the probe proceeds.
  • Officials are examining reports that two unmonitored rooms on platform 5 were used for extortion and say CCTV may be installed there.