In the wake of the Varanasi dacoity case, 7 police officers were fired

In the wake of the Varanasi dacoity case, 7 police officers were fired

In the Baijanatha neighbourhood of Banaras' Adi Shankaracharya Colony, there is a Gujarati company's office. This area was the scene of a 1.40 crore rupee theft on May 29. Despite the fact that the event was reported to the Bhelupur police station, neither the SHO nor any other officers took any action. When the situation reached higher-ups, an effort was made to cover it up by claiming that more than Rs 92.94 lakh had been recovered from an abandoned car.

Varanasi's Ravi Pandey. In the theft of Rs. 1.40 crore from the Gujarat company's office in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, seven police officers have been apprehended. They were sacked collectively. The Bhelupur police station area received all of the fired police officers. On grounds of possible involvement in the case, he was first suspended. Police Commissioner Ashok Mutha fired him from his position on Saturday night after his involvement in the probe was discovered. The Varanasi police staff is in uproar as a result of this move.

According to the information received, a Gujarati company has a location in Banaras' Adi Shankaracharya Colony in the Baijanatha district. This area was the scene of a 1.40 crore rupee theft on May 29.

Despite the fact that the event was reported to the Bhelupur police station, neither the SHO nor any other officers took any action. An effort was made to cover up the situation when it reached higher-ups by displaying the recovery of more than Rs 92.94 lakh from a parked car.

Ashoka Mutha, the commissioner, took action

Police Commissioner Ashok Mutha looked into the situation when DCP Kashi R brought it up. gave S. Gautam the task to complete. Seven police officers assigned to the Bhelupur police station, including Inspector Sushil Kumar, Mahesh Kumar, and Utkarsh Chaturvedi, were suspected of being involved. Shiv Chandra, Kapil Dev Pandey, and Mahendra Patel, all constables, were also suspended.

Later, when their role in the probe came to light, all seven of them were fired at once on Saturday. The terminated policemen in this case will also face legal punishment, according to the Police Commissioner.