A man from Kerala has accused Assistant Commissioner of Police (Halasooru Gate) of forcefully picking him up from his house in Kerala and detaining him at the police station in Bengaluru where he was allegedly tortured to recover ₹15 lakh, on Wednesday.

In a complaint to the DCP, Nazer C. from Kannur district in Kerala alleged that his daughter’s engagement was cancelled due to his detention.

Nazer said that the ACP and his squad accused him of cheating a businessman named Nasir and told him that a complaint had been filed against him in J.B. Nagar police station. The police threatened to imprison him if he did not pay up, he alleged in the complaint.

Nazer said that he worked as a supervisor in the grocery shop owned by Nasir 15 years ago. The J.B. Nagar police released him after recording his statement and told him to return the money.

Seemanth Kumar Singh, Additional Commissioner of Police (East Zone), said that policing is probing the allegation.

“There was a case against the complainant, Nazer, in J.B. Nagar police station for allegedly cheating a businessmen. We are probing into his allegations as well,” Mr. Singh said.