Noida cop suspended for seeking bribe for freeing man, audio is viral
On Tuesday, the 24-year-old woman and her partner Saurabh Chauhan returned. However, a video went viral on social media that purportedly showed a Noida Police cop named Mukesh Rathore, demanding a bribe for freeing the man.
A Noida Police cop was suspended after he allegedly sought a bribe from the friends of a man who was arrested. The man, identified as Saurabh Chauhan, was arrested for getting into an altercation with a woman's father.
The father had filed a complaint on August 2, claiming his 24-year-old daughter had gone missing. However, she returned on her own on August 8, the Noida Police said.
When the woman's missing complaint was filed on August 2, her father had named Saurabh, suspecting he was involved.
According to Noida Police, Saurabh got into an argument with the woman's father at Sector 20 police station, and was hence, arrested.
The viral audio clip purportedly showed a cop, Mukesh Rathore, demanding a bribe for freeing Saurabh.
The cop was heard negotiating a price for freeing Saurabh from police custody.
Taking cognizance of the video, the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police took to X (formerly Twitter), and said that Saurabh Chauhan was arrested because he got into an altercation with the 24-year-old woman's father.
"On August 8, Saurabh Chauhan got into a fight with the complainant, and has been arrested under section 151 of the CrPC," the Noida Police said.
Police also said that Mukesh, the cop who is accused of seeking a bribe from Saurabh's friends, has been suspended. An investigation is underway to ascertain his role in the case.
