UP cops suspended for graft after road crash involving e-rickshaw

Two police constables demanded a bribe for releasing the e-rickshaw despite a mutual agreement reached between the showroom owner and the owner of the e-rickshaw, the SP said.

Ballia: Two policemen in were suspended for allegedly soliciting a bribe from an e-rickshaw driver, police on Thursday said.

According to Ballia Superintendent of Police Vikrant Veer, a matter of an e-rickshaw hitting a showroom wall near the railway crossing in the city was reported on October 14.

Constables Ashish Saini and Saurabh Kumar Tiwari brought the e-rickshaw to the police post Civil Lines.

The two then demanded a bribe for releasing the e-rickshaw despite a mutual agreement reached between the showroom owner and the owner of the e-rickshaw, the SP said.

When the matter came to light, the constables were immediately suspended for "gross negligence, indifference, and indiscipline," the district police chief said.