<p>Days after the district collector of Anand in Gujarat was suspended for "misconduct and moral turpitude", three persons including a resident deputy collector (RAC) on Saturday were arrested for installing a spy camera at the collector's office to trap him in compromising positions in order to blackmail him for getting certain files cleared.<br><br>The move comes after an initial inquiry conducted by Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on the basis of an order issued by director general of police Vikas Sahay. ATS officials said that after conducting the inquiry it was decided to register an FIR against three persons including RAC Ketki Vyas, Deputy Mamlatdar JD Patel and a person identified as Haresh Chavda. The FIR was filed on a written complaint lodged by ATS police inspector Jasmin Rojia who also conducted the inquiry.</p>.Trio nabbed for honey-trapping senior citizen in Bengaluru .<p>The trio have been booked under sections 389 (Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion), 354C (voyeurism or where the victim consents to the capture of the images or any act, but not to their dissemination to third persons and where such image or act is disseminated) to be read with 120B (criminal conspiracy) and sections of Information and Technology Act.<br><br>They are accused of planting a camera at Anand district collector S V Gadhvi's office to capture him in compromising position in order to blackmail him to clear doubtful files. Two senior ATS officers confirmed that the trio had also "hired" a woman to trap the collector.<br><br>"However, the accused couldn't get anything from the woman they had sent to the collector office. But, while checking the footage, they found footage of another woman with the officer. The trio showed it to the collector and tried to blackmail him. The collector refused and hence, the accused circulated the footage to the media," a senior police officer with the ATS told <em>DH</em>.<br><br>Deputy Inspector General of Police, Deepan Bhadran told <em>DH</em> that ATS was roped in following the order of the DGP and after investigation an FIR was registered on Friday. He added that the case has been handed to Anand district police for further action.<br><br>Last week, the state government had suspended Anand collector Gadhvi on charges of serious "misconduct and moral turpitude".</p>
<p>Days after the district collector of Anand in Gujarat was suspended for "misconduct and moral turpitude", three persons including a resident deputy collector (RAC) on Saturday were arrested for installing a spy camera at the collector's office to trap him in compromising positions in order to blackmail him for getting certain files cleared.<br><br>The move comes after an initial inquiry conducted by Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on the basis of an order issued by director general of police Vikas Sahay. ATS officials said that after conducting the inquiry it was decided to register an FIR against three persons including RAC Ketki Vyas, Deputy Mamlatdar JD Patel and a person identified as Haresh Chavda. The FIR was filed on a written complaint lodged by ATS police inspector Jasmin Rojia who also conducted the inquiry.</p>.Trio nabbed for honey-trapping senior citizen in Bengaluru .<p>The trio have been booked under sections 389 (Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion), 354C (voyeurism or where the victim consents to the capture of the images or any act, but not to their dissemination to third persons and where such image or act is disseminated) to be read with 120B (criminal conspiracy) and sections of Information and Technology Act.<br><br>They are accused of planting a camera at Anand district collector S V Gadhvi's office to capture him in compromising position in order to blackmail him to clear doubtful files. Two senior ATS officers confirmed that the trio had also "hired" a woman to trap the collector.<br><br>"However, the accused couldn't get anything from the woman they had sent to the collector office. But, while checking the footage, they found footage of another woman with the officer. The trio showed it to the collector and tried to blackmail him. The collector refused and hence, the accused circulated the footage to the media," a senior police officer with the ATS told <em>DH</em>.<br><br>Deputy Inspector General of Police, Deepan Bhadran told <em>DH</em> that ATS was roped in following the order of the DGP and after investigation an FIR was registered on Friday. He added that the case has been handed to Anand district police for further action.<br><br>Last week, the state government had suspended Anand collector Gadhvi on charges of serious "misconduct and moral turpitude".</p>