Scuffle over money lands cop in jail

Kathmandu, Oct 9-A scuffle between a street vendor and a police officer last night over a 100-rupee-note saw the latter, a Sub-Inspector, end up behind bars. The police officer was released early this morning.The fracas ensued after sub-inspector Indra Prasad Subedi gave the vendor, Manu Rai, a 100-rupee-note after buying two sachets of the common Sada Parag and demanded that he be returned Rs 496. Subedi insisted he gave Rai a 500-rupee-note. Rai tried to correct him, and in turn, Subedi began abusing her verbally. When witnesses supported Rai, the drunk police officer started to cast slurs and manhandle some of them, a witnesssaid. He threatened people to refrain from speaking against him or they would be put behind bars, Subedi threatened, a local said.
Not long after, a police van arrived at the scene and took Subedi away after he started blaming the officers in the van of bribery. “He misbehaved with us while we were conducting an inquiry into the incident,” said an assistant sub-inspector. Officials at the Valley Police Office (VPO), Ranipokhari, said the Durbarmarg Ward Police Office had recommended the VPO to take actions against Subedi, who is deployed at the Police Headquarters at Naxal.
However, Yog Bahadur Pal, an inspector at the Durbarmarg Ward Police Office, said disputes were solved following an agreement today between the victim and the officer.