Two police personnel were suspended for releasing three drug peddlers after accepting a bribe from them in Chhattisgarh’s Korea district, police said on Thursday.
Janakpur Station House Officer Jawahar Lal Gaikwad and the in-charge of Kunwarpur outpost Assistant Sub-Inspector Laxmichand Kashyap were suspended on Wednesday, Korea Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh said. On August 3, the policemen released them and their vehicle with the contraband in Bahrasi village, he said. Additional Superintendent of Police Dhirendra Patel probed the matter. During the suspension period, they will remain attached to the Police Lines in Baikunthpur.