Four cops suspended after sting operation
By IANSWednesday, June 2, 2010
LUCKNOW - Four policemen in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district were suspended Wednesday after they were caught in a sting operation accepting money from family members of a man arrested in a robbery case, an official said.
“The four suspended are an inspector, a sub-inspector and two constables,” Superintendent of Police Krishna Mohan told reporters in Shahjahanpur, some 150 km from here.
“The four were unmasked in a sting operation…They were seen accepting Rs.40,000 for releasing Khateeb Ahmad, who was taken into custody a few days ago in connection of a looting case,” he added.
According to officials, a case against all four policemen has been registered.
“Stern action would be taken against them so that it serves as a deterrent to others in the department,” Mohan said.
