Constable arrested in Kota over involvement in drug trafficking
Kota, Oct. 14 -- A police constable posted in Jhalawar district was arrested in Kota on Tuesday over his alleged involvement in drug trafficking after police recovered approximately Rs.14 lakh in cash and alleged evidence of drug deals from his mobile phone, police said.
The action followed a tip-off from Jhalawar police, who were monitoring his activities.
The accused, identified as constable Manoj Malav, posted at Ghatoli police station, has been suspended. A preliminary departmental inquiry has been assigned to the circle officer, Aklera, and his headquarters during the suspension will be the Jhalawar Police Lines.
Vigyan Nagar station house officer Ram Laxman Gurjar said the Jhalawar District Special Team (DST) informed Kota police that Malav was in the city and was suspected of having travelled there to deliver narcotics. Acting on the information, police traced his location and apprehended him in the Vigyan Nagar area.
A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against Malav and another person.
Investigators are questioning the constable to establish whom he allegedly intended to supply drugs to in Kota and identify others suspected of operating the network.
According to police, Jhalawar authorities had received information about Malav's suspected involvement in illegal activities and had been keeping him under surveillance on the instructions of superintendent of police Amit Budania.
"Information was received about constable Manoj Malav, posted at Ghatoli police station, being involved in drug trafficking and a suspected drug deal. When his location was traced to Kota, Jhalawar DST in-charge Vishnu Singh shared the information with Kota police," Budania told HT....
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