A sergeant in Munger, Bihar, has been arrested for extorting money from constables under the pretext of medical examinations. The sergeant is accused of collecting 2,500 rupees per constable from 60 constables. The Superintendent of Police (SP) took action after receiving a complaint. The arrested sergeant was found with 36,000 rupees in cash.
The case involves the illegal extraction of 2,500 rupees from newly appointed constables in Munger district, allegedly for medical fitness checks. The SP suspended Sergeant Sumit Kumar, who was stationed at the Police Line. According to SP Syed Imran Masood, 36,000 rupees, obtained illegally from the constables, was also recovered from Sergeant Sumit Kumar.
Sergeant Sumit Kumar was arrested after an FIR was filed at Purabsarai police station and was sent to judicial custody. The SP said they received a complaint on June 11 about illegal extortion from new constables joining the district force. The Deputy Superintendent of Police investigated the matter and submitted a report.
The investigation confirmed illegal extortion under the guise of medical fitness. Sergeant Sumit Kumar was collecting money from the newly appointed constables. The SP said that 334 new constables had arrived to join the Munger district force. The sergeant demanded 2,500 rupees per constable from 60 constables, claiming they would fail their medicals without payment. The group included 40 female and 20 male constables.
It was revealed that 60 constables had already paid the sergeant. Investigators recovered 36,000 rupees in cash from Sergeant Sumit Kumar, which was taken from the constable candidates. The SP announced the immediate suspension and arrest of Sergeant Sumit Kumar, followed by his imprisonment after an FIR was filed.