India, April 10 -- Three personnel from the Wagholi police station in the city have been suspended for reportedly extorting money from a 24-year-old IT professional by threatening to implicate him in a fabricated "sex racket" case.

The suspended officers have been identified as head constable Kiran Abdagire and police constables Ganesh Khade and Kiran Kamble. The suspension orders were issued following an internal inquiry into the incident, which reportedly occurred on the night of April 2.

According to officials, constables Khade and Kamble, who were on beat patrol duty, responded to a noise complaint and suspicion of presence of woman from residents of a housing society in Wagholi. Instead of adhering to standard procedures, the const...