Audio Tape Surfaces in ₹2-Crore Bribery Probe Against Udaipur SOG ASP Mukesh Soni
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The ongoing probe into the sensational ₹2-crore bribery scandal involving the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Udaipur has taken an explosive turn with the emergence of crucial electronic audio evidence. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan has secured a recorded phone conversation between alleged middleman Sajjan Singh Jain and complainant Niranjan Mogra, wherein the broker explicitly states that out of the total ₹2-crore extortion demand, "₹1 crore will go to higher-ups" in the administrative hierarchy. The revelation has widened the dragnet of investigators, shifting the focus beyond arrested Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mukesh Soni to unearth the larger bureaucratic syndicate receiving illicit cutbacks. Concurrently, cyber-forensic experts are working to bypass encryption on ASP Soni's seized smartphone after the senior officer refused to disclose his security password during sustained custodial interrogation.
The Secret Car Rendezvous: Meeting Time Shifted Thrice Before ₹2 Crore Written on Mobile Screen
Investigative disclosures have laid bare the calculated, covert methods employed during bribe negotiations in Udaipur:
Triple Schedule Shifts on Rani Road: A critical negotiation meeting originally scheduled for the morning of September 23, 2026, along scenic Rani Road near Fatehsagar Lake, was repeatedly deferred by ASP Soni—first from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and subsequently pushed back to 5:00 PM.
Meeting at Mahakaleshwar Temple: When the evening deadline lapsed, broker Sajjan Singh escorted the complainant to the nearby Mahakaleshwar Temple precinct; after an anxious 90-minute wait, the ASP arrived at 6:30 PM, parked his vehicle curbside, and directed both individuals inside his private car.
Digital Silent Demand: Throughout the brief four-minute exchange inside the automobile, the police officer maintained complete verbal silence; instead, he typed the figure "₹2 Crore" on his mobile phone screen, displayed it to the complainant, and instructed middleman Sajjan Singh to settle the transaction terms.
Reader Constable Deployed in SOG Despite Absconding Status: Unrecorded Seizures Probed
The probe has highlighted procedural lapses within state police transfers and unaccounted valuables seized during initial enforcement raids:
Controversial Re-Deployment Order: In a startling administrative development, absconding Reader Constable Jaswant Rao was recently granted a fresh one-year posting within the state SOG apparatus under a transfer list sanctioned by the Director General of Police (DGP) headquarters, based on recommendations initiated by the SOG Additional DGP.
Face-to-Face Confrontation Planned: ACB sleuths are conducting targeted raids to apprehend Jaswant Rao, planning a direct, face-to-face cross-examination between the absconding reader and the arrested ASP to verify conflicting testimonies.
Unrecorded Gold and Cash Allegations: The complainant has formally charged that during the initial enforcement raid, SOG officers confiscated 2 kilograms of gold, ₹11 lakh in cash, gold bangles, a luxury wristwatch, private land deeds, and three signed blank checks, but intentionally omitted the gold bangles, watch, and land titles from official panchnama seizure registers—an allegation that ASP Soni denied during custodial interrogation.
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