Imphal: Manipur Police have suspended five of its personnel, including an inspector, for “grave misconduct” and “dereliction of duty”, an official statement said.
According to sources, the suspended cops were involved in a drug case seizure on August 5. They apprehended some drug peddlers on NH-102 (Indo-Myanmar road) with illegal drugs. However, the drug peddlers were released after allegedly giving a bribe of Rs 6 lakh.
The suspended officers have been identified as Inspector Ningthoujam Devdas Singh, officer-in-charge of commando Imphal East; Sub-Inspector B. Debson Singh of commando Imphal East; Constable Tarique Aziz of commando Imphal East; Head Constable Md Rakib of the commando Thoubal; and Jemadar Md Amin Shah of the 7th Battalion, Khabeisoi.
An order issued by Director General of Police Rajiv Singh said that Inspector Ningthoujam Devdas Singh, officer-in-charge of CDO Imphal East, has been placed under suspension with immediate effect “over allegations of grave misconduct”.
During the suspension period, Inspector Devdas Singh’s headquarters will be at the superintendent of police’s office in Imphal East district, and he is barred from leaving without prior permission from the competent authority and will receive subsistence allowances as per service rules, it said.
Separate suspension orders were issued against each of the accused personnel.
The order by the administration said that they were suspended for conduct unbecoming of a police officer and a clear case of grave misconduct and dereliction of duty.
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Sub Inspector Debson Singh was earlier arrested in 2013 for transporting drugs worth over Rs 3 crore to Moreh in Tengnoupal district.
