Last Updated: January 05, 2023, 23:45 IST
According to the police, these suspended are answerable for Ecotech-Three police station, two sub-inspectors, and three constables together with a lady personnel. (File photograph/Shutterstock)
The accused has been despatched to a hospital for remedy and additional authorized proceedings are being carried out, the extra DCP stated
An accused in a loot case fled from a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida however was held once more after a gunfight with the police on Thursday, whilst Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh suspended six officers, together with an SHO, for laxity in work.
Orders had been issued for lodging an FIR in opposition to 5 of the six police personnel liable for the accused escaping whereas a departmental inquiry was additionally instituted, an official stated.
According to the police, these suspended are answerable for Ecotech-Three police station, two sub-inspectors, and three constables together with a lady personnel.
Rajeev, a resident of Khedi village in Greater Noida, was arrested in reference to a loot of Rs 1.21 lakh from a group agent of an Airtel distributorship in 2016. He was dropped at the Ecotech Three police station on Wednesday however he managed to flee regardless of the presence of a number of police officers, the official stated.
“A local court had issued a non-bailable warrant against Rajeev in connection with a loot case of 2016. Accordingly, Rajeev was arrested on Wednesday and brought to the police station. However, he fled police custody shortly after,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Saad Miya Khan stated.
“An FIR has been lodged over the issue and a detailed inquiry is being conducted over laxity in the role of the policemen involved in it. This would be followed by punishment as per rules,” Khan stated.
The two sub-inspectors and the three constables have additionally been booked for laxity, the police added.
On Thursday night, the accused was held after a gunfight with the police.
“He was held from his house and was being brought to the police station again. On the way, he got aggressive and tried to steal a police official’s weapon. In self-defence, the official opened fire injuring Rajeev,” Khan stated.
The accused has been despatched to a hospital for remedy and additional authorized proceedings are being carried out, the extra DCP stated.
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