Six railway police personnel, including the station house officer of Patna Junction, have been suspended after an incident where they extorted money from a passenger. The passenger, Somnath Naiya, was accused of being a thief and taken to the police station where he was threatened with jail and forced to pay...
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Rs. 20,000. He was later released after his father transferred an additional Rs. 19,000 to a station vendor. The incident was reported to the railway helpline on August 4th and investigation revealed CCTV footage and mobile records confirming the extortion. The police personnel have been accused of harassing railway passengers and tarnishing the image of the railways.