‘Extortionist’ cop now flouts Covid, traffic rules

Vadodara: Police constable Ramesh Galsar who was arrested for extortion has landed in yet another controversy.
A video of Galsar travelling in a car with other passengers without wearing a face mask went viral on Friday. Galsar had gone live on his Facebook account wherein he is seen enjoying a regional song with his friends in a moving car.
Galsar said in the live telecast that he doesn’t have his mobile phone, so he is tagged by some other person.Galsar, who shooting the live telecast, was tagged by an account named Kala Badshah on FB live. He wasn’t wearing a face mask as is mandatory under the Covid-19 guidelines if there is more than one passenger in a four-wheeler.
Galsar, who was on the front passenger seat, wasn’t wearing a seat belt either.
City police commissioner Shamsher Singh said that it is not clear if the video is recent or old and cyber crime cell has been asked to probe.
Galsar was booked for extorting money Amit Kumar, a Mumbai-based consultant, when he was travelling in his car near Chhapad village in November last year.
He intercepted Kumar’s car and found two liquor bottles during the checking. Instead of filing a case, Galsar extorted Rs 38,000 from Kumar and also siphoned his mobile and smart watch from the car.
Kumar wrote an email to ACP F-division and narrated the incident. An inquiry was conducted and an offence of extortion was filed against Galsar apart from Prohibition Act and Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA). He was arrested later.