Minor enters police station seeking drugs allegedly:TI in Sagar gives costly liquor as deal unfolds, entire drug exchange captured on Bhaskar camera

Those who are responsible for preventing crime in Sagar city are openly involved in it. Kajliwan and Karila areas have become dens of drug abuse; give money to an auto driver for travel, and he will get you a packet of ganja and drop you off. As soon as there is demand, liquor crates are being sold from the police station. The situation is so bad that prostitution is rampant right next to the Municipal Corporation office, under the guise of a spa. Four to five customers visit throughout the day. Gambling and betting are openly ongoing in Makronia and Sadar. The question is, how is all this happening so fearlessly? A two-month investigation by Bhaskar revealed suspicious collusion of four city police stations with various illegal businesses. When drugs are demanded from the supplier (minor), he goes directly to the police station to get them. According to sources, a minor child is selling three to four packets daily. Liquor crates are easily available from the second police station, with 10 to 20 crates being supplied here. The third police station sets dates for running and stopping prostitution, and the fourth gauges the market pulse to start gambling. However, when the responsible police station in-charge was questioned about this, he denied all allegations. Meanwhile, IG Sagar Himani Khanna stated that – I will not be able to give any opinion on this right now. I will investigate it first. Read the report… Sting Operation – 1
Minor went inside the police station to take narcotics October 31, around 3 PM. Sagar’s busiest Motinagar Square. Motinagar Police Station is located at this square. About 80 meters from the square, on the road leading towards Bhopal Highway, there is a bus stop with a tin shed. Here, a minor was standing with a handkerchief tied over his mouth. When asked for drugs, which are locally called ‘maal’, he took out five packets from his pocket and showed them. After this, 15 packets were demanded from him. He assured that the goods would be strong, just keep the notes crisp. When he was shown the money, he asked the team to wait there and headed towards the intersection. Upon chasing, he did not go towards any deserted place, but directly entered the Moti Nagar police station. After some time, he came out of the police station talking on the phone and went back in the same direction where he was standing earlier. Adhering to the law, this investigation was limited only to conversation and no transaction of any kind was made. But the biggest question that arises is that criminals should stay away from police stations, so why did this minor go directly inside the police station when there was a high demand for drugs? In this street, three to four such minors are often seen standing to sell drugs. Moti Nagar Police Station in-charge Jaswant Singh stated that no such complaint has ever been received. If you have any facts, let us know and we will investigate. Sting Operation – 2
Police Station In-charge Arranged a Crate of Expensive Liquor Baharia Police Station of Sagar city. Date November 15, around eight at night. Bhaskar’s team tried to buy liquor from Police Station In-charge Gajendra Singh. For this, a simple fake identity related to his previous service period was cited. Neither claiming to be a journalist, nor introducing any public representative. Despite this, the Police Station In-charge readily agreed without any hesitation. When the team said they needed one carton for a wedding, the TI asked with surprise, “Just one carton?” After this, he immediately arranged for six bottles of expensive ‘Bellatine’ and said that taking more could lead to an excise case, so the remaining 6 should be taken the next morning. During this, the station in-charge had 10 thousand rupees given to a person in front of him, and that person placed six bottles in the car. The next day, on November 16, around 1 PM, the team reached the police station again. Here, within the police station premises, the in-charge had 13 thousand rupees given to the driver of the police-contracted vehicle. The driver went to get liquor in the same vehicle and returned with the bottles a little later. During the conversation, he openly said that earlier we also had the freedom to do all this, but after the new sir, nothing happens without his permission. Baheria TI Gajendra Joharia stated that nothing of this sort happens at the police station. Sting Operation – 3
Police complicity in prostitution running at the spa center! Lake View Spa Center, adjacent to the Sagar Municipal Corporation office. Usually, spa boards display ‘Only for Women’ or ‘Only for Men’, but here the board strangely reads ‘Only for Professionals’. This spa falls under the Gopalganj police station area, and it has come to light that prostitution is taking place inside. On November 1, the Bhaskar team recorded this entire operation with a hidden camera. Only after depositing 1500 rupees at the reception was entry allowed. Inside, a red light was on in a room. Here, a girl was found who introduced herself as Sangeeta and said she was from Nepal. She demanded 4 thousand rupees for ‘full service’. Subsequently, on November 16, a conversation was held with Gagan, the spa’s receptionist, under the pretext of availing a service over the phone. He stated that recently some people had created a ruckus regarding another spa in the city, which is why “the TI himself has asked to keep the spa closed for a few days.” Gagan further said that “there is no problem with the police, they cooperate… the problem is with the media and some people.” Meanwhile, Gopalganj TI Rajendra Singh Kushwaha said that “why would we tell any spa owner such a thing? There is no prostitution activity going on anywhere in our area.” Sting Operation – 4
No refusal to run betting, ‘advice’ to understand the district first Around 12 PM on November 16, Bhaskar’s team reached Makronia police station in Sagar to gauge the situation. During a general conversation with the Station House Officer Raghavendra Singh Chauhan present there, the team sought cooperation to run betting in the police station area. It was expected that he would immediately and clearly refuse, but instead, far from talking about stopping betting, he advised, “First understand the district.” This advice, instead of a clear refusal, is surprising. Under normal circumstances, the responsible officer would say, “Nothing like this will be tolerated during my time.” But here, the conversation took a different turn, which raised the question of why such a reaction was received amidst law and order duty? Makronia Police Station In-charge Ravindra Singh Chauhan said that no such conversation was ever held by him with anyone.