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Taking a tricky stance towards a Rs. 8.5 lakh theft from a businessman’s cashier exterior the Inspector Basic of Police’s workplace right here on Thursday, the native police chief suspended three officers and ordered an investigation, sources mentioned.
In keeping with Circle Officer Shweta Yadav, the police have caught two criminals and recovered the looted cash.
In keeping with them, the suspended cops embody the in-charge of the police outpost. They additional said {that a} preliminary investigation has been ordered towards SHO kotwali Dinesh Kumar and different cops stationed on the police station.
They mentioned that no direct motion has been taken towards the SHO since he took command solely every week in the past.
Rs 8.5 lakh was looted from businessman Kapil Agarwal’s cashier Sharad Saxena close to the IGP workplace within the metropolis’s kotwali space, police mentioned.
Senior police officers, together with the ADG PC Meena took robust exception to the incident as directions to test loot and theft in view of the continued competition season had been issued.
SSP Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan suspended in-charge of Chowki Chauraha police outpost Sub-Inspector Harkishore Maurya and two constables — Vijendra Singh and Yogesh Kumar. He additionally ordered a departmental inquiry, police mentioned.