Chandigarh, May 28 -- A father's desperate plea for justice has triggered a major crackdown on corruption in Punjab's police force. After repeated threats and demands for money from police officials, the family of a 17-year-old boy, caught in a minor cyber case, reached out directly to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and the state responded with swift, decisive action, leading to the arrest of an SHO and three other cops.
The boy had inadvertently clicked on adult content, a non-serious incident that should have been handled with sensitivity and discretion. Instead, officials at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Fazilka turned it into an opportunity for extortion. They allegedly threatened the family with a formal FIR under cybercrime charge...