Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 29

The police on Saturday arrested four persons — an ASI, two women and a man — for implicating gullible people in fake honey-trap cases. The fifth accused is absconding. The police arrested them after a resident, who was also being implicated in such a false case, lodged a complaint with the police. Besides, they would also extort money from innocent people by implicating them in such false cases. After registering FIRs against those who would fall prey to their trap, they used to demand money from them for withdrawing cases.

Following a complaint by Harjinder Singh, a resident of Khive village in Nakodar area of the district, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police arrested five persons, including ASI Kashmir Lal and constable Paramjit Singh, both posted at the Jandiala police sub-station.

In his complaint, Harjinder Singh said a few days ago he had come to Jalandhar when a woman called him and asked for financial help on the pretext that her mother was unwell. When the woman met Harjinder Singh near the Lambra police station to collect the money, she sat on the front seat of his car.

According to Harjinder, he gave some money to the woman as help but as soon as the woman got out of the car, two cops in uniform reached there and minutes later another woman reached there on an Activa scooter.

The policemen told Harjinder Singh that if he did not pay them Rs10 lakh, they would file a case against him for molesting a woman. After this, Harjinder Singh, considering his respect in the area, gave them a cheque for Rs2.5 lakh.

Harjinder further stated that the next day they called him asking to withdraw the cheque and make the payment in cash otherwise a case would be registered against him. Then Harjinder made the payment in cash to them.

Harjinder also stated that he suspected that he was being blackmailed after which he lodged a complaint with the Jalandhar Commissioner of Police.

The police arrested ASI Kashmir Lal, Ravi Nahar, Prabhjot Kaur and Gurwinder while Paramjit Singh is absconding. A case has been registered against them for illegally extorting money from innocent people.

Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said after the complaint was received, a preliminary inquiry was instituted and the accused were subsequently held.