The Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Kankadahada police station in Dhenkanal district and the Angul police station SI were suspended on Thursday over dereliction of duty.
Kankadahada PS IIC Pramod Kumar Lenka was suspended by DGP Abhay on the charges of gross misconduct and indiscipline. Lenka would remain under the disciplinary control of the NCR IG in Talcher.
Lenka allegedly did not register a case of a woman, who had been assaulted. Three weeks after the incident when the woman’s son went to inquire about the case, the victim along with her son were detained for recording the conversation with the IIC in a mobile phone.
Angul PS SI Sethi was suspended by the Angul Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Meena for allegedly not providing crucial evidence of a case to the court.
On the direction of NCR DIG Narasingh Bhola, Meena placed Sethi under suspension for negligence in investigation and failing to submit a probe report before the court.
Earlier, police had forwarded one Satayjit Pradhan alias Bapi to court after seizing three guns and bullets from him. But Bapi managed to get bail easily, following which questions were raised on the investigation of the case.
