Thakkar Bappa Colony residents claim cops approached them for bribes

“They always target people in refugee camps,knowing very well that many of the renovations made to these structures are not legal,and capitalise on the fear of residents. They know that this roof over their heads are pretty much all that they have,and will do anything to retain it,” Vilasrao Madiye,a resident said.

“The almost-daily rounds of the police had become a way of life for us. After a point,we became convinced that there was no way out and began to accept it,” a resident said.

The structures in the refugee camp were provided as accommodation for people who migrated from Pakistan in 1947. However,they were getting demolished around a year ago. In February this year,Kasim Khan went to court and obtained a stay on the demolition of old refugee camps and the court ruled that new structures could not be demolished without notice.

“Even civic officials are hand in glove with policemen. They too have taken bribes from us,” alleged another resident.

Khan alleged that civic officials had taken bribes and he had complained to the Anti-Corruption Bureau in this regard.

Meanwhile,the Nehru Nagar police station wore a subdued look Thursday after 37 policemen collected their suspension orders. The disgraced cops were disturbed by the fact that they would have to break the news of their suspension to families on the occasion of Gudi Padwa.

“Two constables who were suspended were sitting right here in the police station for a long time. They said they did not want to go home and tell their families that they had been suspended. We had to reason with them and tell them that this was not the answer to the problem,” an officer said.

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