JAIPUR: Ahead of IPS officer Manish Agarwal’s arrest for alleged corruption during his stint as Dausa SP, the ACB has received at least six more complaints who claimed to have been victims of his larger extortion racket.
ACB had on Tuesday Agarwal, almost a fortnight after arresting two SDMs of Dausa and Bandikui, respectively, along middleman Neeraj Meena who was demanding Rs 38 lakh on behalf of the IPS officer.
“Prior to his arrests, we got 164 CrPC statements of contractors of the company engaged in building a road in Dausa district which is part of Bharat Mala. In the statements, it is clear how the IPS officer during his stint as Dausa SP first started penalising the vehicles engaged in road construction and later authorized Meena to demand bribe for stopping police action,” said ACB DGP BL Soni.
He added that it was unlikely that a person who had given statements before the magistrate can turn hostile later. “Also, we have recovered some diaries and other incriminating documents which will be used as corroborating evidences against the officer. We will soon apply for his prosecution sanction and will try to file a strong charge-sheet with evidence,” he added.
ACB ADG Dinesh MN said, “After his arrest, we got six more complaints who claimed to have been victimised by the officer. Hopefully, they will be our witnesses in the case to tell the prosecution on the deep-rooted corruption by the accused.”