Jodhpur, July 18 -- Four police constables posted at Mata Ka Than police station in Jodhpur were arrested early Thursday morning for allegedly abducting two people, unlawfully detaining them, and extorting Rs.2 lakh in cash along with cryptocurrency. All four officers have been suspended and a departmental inquiry has been initiated against them, a senior officer said. "A complaint was filed by Dilip Gaur, a resident of Ramdev Nagar on Banar Road. He alleged that on July 14 around 4 pm, he had gone shopping with his friend Ramesh Sharma, a resident of Subhash Chowk, to a mall near Manji Ka Hatha. While they were parking their car, constable Jagmal - dressed in uniform - along with three or four other policemen in plain clothes, approached them and began intimidating them," said Alok Srivastava, DCP (East). According to the complaint, the policemen forcibly removed Dilip from the driver's seat, after which constable Jagmal took the wheel and the others got into the car. The DCP said that the complainant alleged that the policemen extorted Rs.50,000 from each of them and threatened to falsely implicate them if they failed to arrange more money. "They were allegedly taken by force to Mata Ka Than Police Station, where another constable, Rakesh, was also present. There, the accused allegedly continued intimidating the victims and obtained banking details of both them and their family members under duress," he further said. "The officers reportedly took Dilip's wife's ATM card and gave it to Ramesh, instructing him to withdraw Rs.1 lakh using the password provided by Dilip. The withdrawn amount was then allegedly taken by the officers. Further, Dilip's phone was reportedly used to transfer cryptocurrency to an associate of the policemen. The victims were also forced to sign some documents and threatened with false criminal charges. Around 8.30 pm, they got back their mobile phones and were released," Srivastava said. He said a preliminary inquiry was conducted following the complaint, and upon finding the officers' conduct prima facie suspicious, a case was registered at Mahamandir police station at 11 pm on Wednesday night under sections 127(7) (wrongful confinement), 140(3) (abduction), 308(6) (extortion), and 61(2)(A) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The four arrested constables are Narsingh Ram, Rakesh Poonia, Laduram, and Jagmal Ram....