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Mumbai: Four suspended cops booked in drugs planting case

FIR registered 112 days after complaint was filed; victim says accused had pressured him to falsely implicate his friend

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CCTV grab shows cops in plain clothes frisking Dylan Estibeiro

CCTV grab shows cops in plain clothes frisking Dylan Estibeiro

An FIR was finally registered on Thursday by the Vakola police after 112 days against the four personnel of the Khar police station who were suspended for planting drugs on a man. The incident took place on August 30 in Kalina

mid-day had reported on viral CCTV footage that where the officers could be seen planting drugs on the man identified as Dylan Estibeiro, 30. He was later taken to a police chowkie, where the officers allegedly pressured him to falsely name his friend, Shahbaz Khan, who was not present at the time of the incident, in the case. Even as the Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the matter, it was consistent follow-ups by the complainant that compelled the Vakola police to book the cops.

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