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Rs 25,000 allegedly taken as bribe to release "innocent" mechanic He was picked up by police for buying "stolen" mobike from a trash dealer 10/3/2015 12:56:51 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 2: A bribe of Rs 25,000 was allegedly taken by police from a two-wheeler mechanic who was picked up by them for buying a stolen motorcycle from a trash dealer some time back. The mechanic, who runs a motorcycle repair workshop somewhere at Nagrota, was said to have been apprehended yesterday by the cops of a police station, that falls across the Tawi bridge near Gandhi Nagar, after his name figured in the interrogation of the trash dealer, according to police sources. Sources alleged that the trash dealer used to buy stolen vehicles from the thieves of two-wheelers active in the city and suburbs at cheaper rates and then sell them to different people on higher rates. The mechanic, whom sources identified as Raj Kumar of New Plots, too had purchased one such old mobike from the trash dealer over two years or so back and taken out its parts to use them in the motorcycles that came to him for repairs. He, however, did not know that the mobike was a stolen one, sources claimed. Though he was picked up by police, his name was not mentioned in the FIR. He was also not kept in the lockup along with the other accused in the case and was allowed to sit in the Munshi's room, sources said. Raj Kumar's family members then approached some prominent citizens and a politician, requesting them to tell police that he was innocent. Sources said when the politician spoke to the SHO concerned, he refused to release him, alleging that he was one of the accused in the case. A contact was then established by some friends of Raj Kumar with the concerned police late this evening and the alleged deal was struck for his release. "Police allegedly took Rs 25,000 from us to release Raj Kumar without registration of any case against him," his friends told Early Times, saying he was released late in the evening. Sources said since the concerned police had recovered some stolen motorcycles on the disclosure of the accused, a senior police officer was likely to tell all this in a press conference in a day or two.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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