Batala (Pun), July 13: A Sub-Inspector was suspended and a case filed against him after he was found guilty of not depositing stolen goods recovered from a gang of thieves arrested five years ago.
According to police, the Ghiana Ke Banger police in 2005 busted a gang of thieves and recovered 230 grams gold ornaments, 250 grams silver ornaments and five watches from their possession.
Despite the rule that case property should be deposited to the police headquarters, the duty officer then ASI Kewal Singh, who was looking after the case, kept all the goods with him. For the next five years no one in the department asked him about the recovered goods, police said.
But the matter came to light three months back when the Batala police organised a function to return recovered materials back to their owners.
–Agencies