Kanpur, October 21: A police constable here was suspended on the charge of dereliction of duty, sources said.
According to Circle Officer, Lakshmi Niwas Mishra, constable Shyam Singh was suspended for laxity in duty after he allowed an under-trial Rohit to meet his girl-friend at a hotel after the end of hearing.
The constable waited outside the hotel, while the under-trial met his girl friend, Mishra said adding police raided the hotel on a tip-off and arrested Rohit.
The Circle Officer said that on the basis of initial investigations, constable Shyam Singh was found guilty and suspended and added that a case has been registered against him.
–Agencies