Cops,businessman booked for illegally arresting trader

Police said in January last year Jain had registered a case of data and design theft against Mutha after two employees from the former’s company joined the latter’s firm. A case in that regard was registered at Kotwali police station in Nagar.

Senior police inspector with Swargate police station and the investigating officer for the case Ram Pathare said,“As per the complaint,the police inspector from the Kotwali police station had gone to Mutha’s house in Mukundnagar on May 5 and forced him to sit in an Indica car. This was in spite of the anticipatory bail that Mutha had got from the court.” The complaint also said the suspects demanded Rs 50,000 from Mutha if did not want him to file the chargesheet and also forcibly took Rs 2,000 that he had with him.

Speaking to Newsline,Mutha said,“I was receiving repeated threats from the police inspector and they arrested me illegally even after I got an anticipatory bail.”