Role of other officers being probed
The Nandigama police paid the price for allegedly producing gamblers in court with insufficient escort, which led to the escape of 14 accused from custody on June 22.
Eluru Range DIG G. Suryaprakasha Rao on Thursday issued orders suspending Nandigama Circle Inspector N.B.M. Murali Krishna and Kanchikacherla Sub-Inspector D. Shiva Shanker on charges of dereliction of duties.
It is said that some political leaders tried to come to the rescue of the gamblers who were arrested during a police raid on Vuma Holiday Resorts, near Nandigama, on June 22. The leaders allegedly mounted pressure on the police, who had arrested 42 gamblers and confiscated Rs.56,000 cash.
A team of six policemen of Kanchikacherla station escorted the gamblers and produced them before the Magistrate Akula Satyanarayana at his residence in Adavi Ravulapalli village the same night.
Not traced yet
However, the magistrate directed the police to produce them in court the next day by displaying their identity. While taking them back to the police station, 14 gamblers escaped from police custody. They have not yet been traced.
Superintendent of Police R. Jayalakshmi ordered an inquiry and based on the report submitted by the SP, the DIG suspended the two officers.
On August 4, Ms. Jayalakshmi issued orders suspending nine constables and a head constable, attached to Kanchikacherla police station, in the case. But, the DIG stalled the suspension orders after a couple of days. The role of some other police officers in the case was also being probed, it was learnt.
via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article3816826.ece
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