A police sub-inspector (PSI) from Ganeshpuri police station under Thane Rural Police is facing a departmental inquiry over allegations of forging a remand copy in a gutka-related case and demanding Rs 12 lakh in extortion. The PSI, who has since been transferred to the traffic control room, allegedly included the names of unrelated individuals in the case and sent them a forged remand copy to extort money.

mid-day has obtained copies of both the original and the allegedly forged remand orders. According to the original remand copy, dated January 27, under Ganeshpuri police station, a case was registered against four individuals, with three—Samshad Ahmed and Mohammad Vasim Khan from Uttar Pradesh, and Asif Shaikh from Bhiwandi, Thane—shown as arrested. The fourth accused, identified as Guddu, was listed as absconding.