In the wake of Nehru Nagar-based whistleblower Mohammad Kasim Khan’s sting operation that led to the suspension of 37 policemen for accepting bribes, Mohammad Yusuf Memon, a hawker in Andheri, is now planning to file a writ petition against cops for extorting ‘hafta’ from him and other hawkers. Memon’s personal diary states that the Andheri police extorts Rs 1 lakh on a monthly basis from hawkers who sit near Andheri (East) railway station. The hawkers also allege that if they refuse to pay the extortion amount, the cops threaten to take legal action against them.u00a0

Mohammad Yusuf Memon shows the record u00a0of the extortion racket that he had maintained in his diary. Pic/Suresh KK