Lucknow, 21 Nov (HS): Yogesh Shukla, a BJP MLA

from Lucknow's Bakshi Ka Talab constituency, stated on Friday that he protested

at the Mahigawan police station after saying that police sought a payment to

return a recovered cell phone. According to authorities, a sub-inspector and a

constable were assigned to lines late Thursday night following a protest.

Shukla stated that a resident of the Mahigawan

neighborhood had misplaced his cell phone.

On Wednesday, the guy received a call from the police station informing

him that his phone had been retrieved.

When he arrived at the station, a police officer reportedly asked him a

payment of Rs 2,000 to return it. The MLA stated that he acted when the man

sought him for assistance and asked the staff to hand up the gadget. When the guy returned, the policeman

allegedly intimidated him and denied possessing the phone.

Shukla further claimed that police were issuing

challans arbitrarily to fulfill objectives, even when motorists possessed legal

documentation. Citing numerous charges of corruption, the MLA and his

supporters marched to the police station on Thursday evening to protest. Local neighbors also gathered, and some

yelled anti-police chants.

DCP Gopal Krishan Chaudhary met with the MLA and

assured him of the appropriate steps, following which the situation was brought

under control. Chaudhary subsequently stated that Sub-Inspector Dhirendra Rai

and Constable Pappu Kushwaha, who were suspected of seeking money for returning

the phone, had been taken to the police station awaiting an investigation.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi