Pune News : Wakad police books Bharatiya Janata Mathadi Transport Organisation chairman under charges of extortion

By: Pune Pulse

July 6, 2023

Pune: The Wakad police on Tuesday booked the chairman of the Bharatiya Janata Mathadi Transport Organisation under the charge of extortion. The accused has been identified as Suresh Baburao Bansode, a resident of the Rahatani area of the Pimpri Chinchwad area.

According to the complaint filed by one Sagar Kakaso Marnur, the accused accosted him and demanded Rs10,000 for lifting scrap material from the Wakad area. The incident occurred on July 4.

A truck driver had loaded his truck with the scrap material and was on his way to Satara when the accused approached him in the Kalewadi area saying that he is the president of the Bharatiya Janata Mathadi Transport Organisation and that no one apart from him can lift scrap from the area. Bansode demanded Rs 10,000 from the truck driver but the latter did not have that much money. 

Anil Lohar, Assistant Police Inspector, Wakad police station said, “The complainant (Marnur) immediately dialled the emergency number ‘112’ due to which our team rushed to the spot and nabbed the accused (Bansode). As per the complaint filed by the truck driver, we have booked the accused and further investigation is underway.”

An FIR, in this case, has been registered at the Wakad police station under sections 392 (robbery), 385 (extortion), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 427 (committing mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and further investigation is underway.