India, April 22 -- Three beat marshals from the newly launched Cop 24 initiative have been suspended for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.3,000 from a resident during a night patrol in Pashan. The incident took place at Yashwant Shivlila Society, where work on the parking floor was underway during the night of April 13.

Suspended cops have been identified as Santosh Shinde, Pratik Trimbke and Dinesh Ingale. On April 13, work was going on till late at night and at around 11 pm, the three officers arrived on the scene in a patrol vehicle and reportedly demanded money from a resident, citing the noise from the construction as a disturbance. Cops said that they had received a complaint on Dial 112.

The society's chairman reported that the ...