‘Entered like thieves, used master key’:Indore trader accuses police of break-in; 22 tola gold missing, property dispute with Retd ACP

In Indore’s Lasudia, the DCP has suspended 5 police personnel including an SI. The reason for the dispute is said to be harassment of a businessman after serving a warrant in a property dispute of a retired ACP. The businessman had been complaining to senior officers about the ACP matter for the past year. There are allegations against Lasudia police of threatening him, but the officers paid no attention. The businessman alleged that during the warrant service, the police entered the house like thieves, turned off cameras and opened the lock with a master key. 22 tolas of gold is missing from his house. Allegation of entering house on April 1 Gaurav Jain made allegations against Lasudia police station SI Sanjay Vishnoi, Ranveer Kushwah, Praneet Bhadauria, Dinesh Gurjar and Deependra Mishra. He stated that on April 1, police personnel entered his house. First they kept surveilling for a long time, then turned off the cameras and opened the lock with a master key and entered inside. They searched the house and took him along. During this time, more than 22 tolas of gold is alleged to have gone missing from the house. Taken to Gwalior in a private car the next day According to Gaurav, he was kept at Lasudia police station from the night of April 1 to April 2. After that, he was taken to Gwalior in a private car. On the morning of April 3, he was kept in a private guest house instead of the police station, where retired ACP’s people beat him up. Later, after getting bail from the court, he returned to Indore. Also accused of taking 27 thousand rupees Gaurav said that a policeman named Rakesh Sharma took Rs 27,000 from him. Of this, Rs 10,000 were paid via QR code at a hotel in front of Lasudia police station and Rs 17,000 were deposited in his son Tushar’s account. Complaint filed with recording, then action taken Gaurav filed a complaint with recording to CP Santosh Singh and DCP Kumar Prateek on April 16. Due to lack of trust in TI Taresh Soni, the investigation was handed over to ACP Parag Saini. After evidence was found in the investigation, action was taken against all five police officers. Businessman said, ‘If FIR is not filed, will go up to DGP, CM’ The businessman says that the police officers are being protected by merely suspending them. If an FIR is not registered, he will complain to the DGP and Chief Minister. SI said, ‘Person making allegations is a conspirator’ According to SI Sanjay Vishnoi, we have conducted the entire operation lawfully. All rules have been followed. Senior officers were also informed. The person making allegations is a conspirator. He had threatened to file a complaint at the police station itself. Dispute began over transaction of Rs 65 lakh According to Gaurav, he met ACP Rakesh Gupta in 2020. In 2023, the ACP borrowed Rs 20 lakh for hotel construction, which was returned. Later, there was a transaction of Rs 65 lakh with his associates Arif and KP Kumawat, which led to a dispute. The allegation is that cheques were bounced to avoid payment, which resulted in an FIR. According to High Court advocate Krishna Kumar Kunhare, police can serve warrants, but cannot misbehave with family or tamper with property. In such situations, it is necessary to record a report in the panchnama and roznamcha.