Nagaland Police registers an FIR over an alleged INR 1 lakh demand by a forest official for release from detention.
DIMAPUR — The State Crime Police Station (SCPS), Nagaland, has registered an FIR following a complaint alleging that a forest official from the Wildlife Division, Dimapur, and others demanded INR 1 lakh from Vezhoto Hesuh for his release from detention.
According to a press release issued by Nagaland Police on Friday, the FIR was registered following a written complaint alleging that no written notice, receipt, challan or other lawful document was provided to justify the demand.
The police said a preliminary enquiry was first conducted by Dimapur Police, during which statements were recorded and an audio recording was recovered. Subsequently, a case was registered at the SCPS under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Prevention of Corruption Act
Further investigation, including forensic examination of the audio recording, has been sought to establish the facts, the release stated, adding that the allegations remain subject to investigation.
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