Prayagraj: Three police outpost in-charges suspended over embezzlement
PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 28 -- Three police outpost in-charges attached to Naini police station have been suspended over alleged misappropriation of cash seized from two youths arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act. Police had reportedly shown a recovery of only Rs.87,500 despite allegedly seizing Rs.6.55 lakh from the accused, both residents of Rewa in Madhya Pradesh.
The action followed a court-ordered inquiry and the circulation of audio clips purportedly linked to the case on social media.
The three sub-inspectors have been suspended and a departmental inquiry initiated, confirmed officials.
Naini police had arrested Vipin Kumar Pathak and Akash Singh, claiming to have recovered 40 packets of smack, Rs.87,500 in cash, a country-made pistol, a pistol, cartridges and mobile phones from them.
During their court appearance on October 15, the accused alleged that police had misrepresented the amount of cash seized from them. They claimed that they were carrying Rs.6.55 lakh but only Rs.87,500 was recorded in the seizure documents.
Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge (NDPS Act) Rajnish Kumar Mishra rejected the remand application and directed an inquiry into the allegations raised by the accused.
Meanwhile, three audio clips purportedly linked to the case circulated on social media.
The conversations allegedly involve the arrested youths, a middleman and another person from his village. They purportedly refer to meeting a police sub-inspector, getting the amount recorded in the case released through the court and recovering the remaining money. The authenticity of the audio clips has not been independently verified by HT.
DCP (Trans-Yamuna Vivek Chandra Yadav said Arail outpost in-charge Vicky Gupta, Kanshiram outpost in-charge Ramanand Vishwakarma and District Jail outpost in-charge Nilesh Kumar had been suspended. ACP (Karachhana) has been directed to conduct the inquiry, he added....
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