Two police constables have been suspended for allegedly stealing ₹ 5 lakh from a diamond shop while on night patrol on NSC Bose Road in Chennai.
The suspended police personnel are identified as Mujib Ur Rahman and Sujin of Flower Bazaar police station. Two police constables, who were on their night patrols at NSC Bose Road, found a jewellery shop open in violation of the lockdown curfew. The police, who entered the shop, found the staff counting cash on the counter.
The policemen asked the staff and the shop owner to bring the money to the Flower Bazaar police station as they opened the shop despite pandemic lockdown rules.
Meanwhile, the owner spoke with the police station’s sub-inspector, who subsequently persuaded the policemen and requested them to return to the station. The staff and the owner were shocked to see ₹ 5 lakh cash missing after the policemen had left. They examined the CCTV footage and saw the two officers snatching the cash bundles after diverting the attention of the employees.
Following this, the shop owner approached a senior police officer and briefed him about the incident. After due inquiry, the two police constables were placed under suspension while the sub-inspector is facing departmental action in connection with the mess. A senior official confirmed that the two had been suspended and that additional investigation is underway.
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