Hyderabad: Meerpet constable arrested for misappropriating seized property

A police constable working at Meerpet police station was arrested for allegedly misappropriating property seized during an investigation. He allegedly transferred Rs 1.70 lakh from a seized mobile phone to relatives’ accounts and pledged 12 tolas of seized gold ornaments.

Hyderabad: The police arrested a police constable, Shravan Kumar, working at Meerpet police station, for allegedly misappropriating cash and gold ornaments seized in connection with a case.

According to the police, the constable allegedly transferred Rs 1.70 lakh online from a mobile phone seized during an investigation to the bank accounts of his relatives. He also allegedly pledged 12 tolas of gold ornaments seized in the same case.

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After the alleged misappropriation came to light, Meerpet police registered a case against him and took him into custody. He was subsequently remanded to judicial custody.