Senior Mizoram IPS officer Shankar Chaudhary (IPS:2011:AGMUT) has been denied anticipatory bail by a Delhi court in connection with an illegal detention and bribery case.
The officer is facing criminal allegations of conducting unauthorised raids in Delhi, illegally detaining several persons, and demanding a bribe from a foreign national in 2023.
While refusing the bail, Special Judge (NDPS) Manu Goel Kharb said the offences committed by Chaudhary “undermine the integrity of the justice system, erode public trust, and tarnish the image of police as a whole.”
The case is related to alleged police operations conducted between November 21 and 29, 2023, when Chaudhary was posted as Superintendent of Police (Narcotics) in Mizoram.
According to the prosecution, Chaudhary led a Mizoram Police team in Delhi that allegedly carried out raids without authority, conducted searches and seizures without preparing mandatory documentation such as seizure memos or panchnamas, and detained several individuals without formal arrest or production before a magistrate within the stipulated time.
In this way, the court, in its order on Feb 28, said that the vigilance inquiry conducted at the behest of the Ministry of Home Affairs and considering the seriousness of the offences, Chaudhary did not deserve anticipatory bail. He earlier served as DCP in the Delhi Police but was later transferred to the Mizoram Police.
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