Udaipur, Nov 4: An Udaipur court sent former Special Operations Group (SOG) Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mukesh Kumar Soni and middleman Sajjan Singh to jail (judicial custody) following the expiration of their police remand.
Soni often referred to in initial discussions surrounding his rank/post was arrested by the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau for demanding a ₹2 crore bribe.
Soni allegedly demanded ₹2 crore through his broker, Sajjan Singh Jain, to file a closure report (Final Report) in the high-profile Udaipur Municipal Corporation 272-plot scam case, clear the complainant's name, and return unconfiscated documents.
The ACB caught the middleman red-handed while accepting a package containing Rs 4 lakh in real currency and Rs 1.96 crore in dummy notes.
Soni was subsequently tracked down and detained in Balotra.
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