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Constable Arrested for Stealing Seized Gold
31 Oct
Summary
- A constable was arrested for allegedly misappropriating seized gold.
- The accused allegedly transferred ₹1.7 lakh from a seized phone.
- He also allegedly pledged 122 grams of seized gold for ₹12.3 lakh.
A police constable in Hyderabad has been arrested for allegedly misappropriating seized gold and cash in connection with a dowry death case. N Sravan Kumar was taken into custody on October 28 and remanded the following day. The investigation began after a complaint from Meerpet inspector B Shobhan.
The dowry death case involved the alleged suicide of K Hema due to harassment. During the investigation, police seized mobile phones and gold and silver ornaments. Constable Sravan Kumar was entrusted with these seized items on August 22. However, he is accused of transferring ₹1.7 lakh from the victim's husband's bank account to other accounts using a seized mobile phone.
Furthermore, Sravan Kumar allegedly pledged 122 grams of seized gold ornaments, securing ₹12.3 lakh. He also reportedly handed over a seized mobile phone to one of the accused in the dowry case. Cases have been registered against him under criminal breach of trust and evidence tampering sections of the BNS, along with IT Act provisions.
