Eight police men, including an assistant commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, were suspended on charge of trying to extort money from a physician in Rajpara area of the city on Thursday.
The suspended police personnel are – assistant commissioner of RMP Toufiq Islam, two sub-inspectors Masud Rana and Motiur Rahman and five constables of Rajpara thana.
Police sources said that some police men from Rajpara thana, led by the assistant commissioner went to the house of physician Basu Mia in the area at dead of night asked him to pay them Taka one lakh otherwise they threatened to arrest him on the charge of 'hording' a huge quantity of onion.
Basu Mia submitted a complaint with the RMP commissioner Mohammad Obaidullah over the matter.
After receiving the complaint, the RMP commissioner called an emergency meeting at his residence on Thursday afternoon where the accused police personnel were found guilty.
The RMP chief then suspended seven police men and sent a recommendation to the police headquarters to suspend assistant commissioner Toufiq Islam.
Obaidullah told New Age that the decision was taken after the allegations brought against the eight police personnel were primarily found true and further investigation would be carried out over the matter.
When approached, assistant commissioner Toufiq Islam declined comments.
Source : Nge Age
