Remuna police station IIC Surendra Nayak is in a tight spot as his name has cropped in a racket of Hanuman coin procurement and transaction.
As his name came up in the racket, the Malkanagiri police issued a notice to him and he was removed from the IIC post and attached to the Baleswar District Headquarters, informed Baleswar SP Niti Sekhar.
Sources said the Malkanagiri police got the information during investigation that Nayak was involved in the Hanuman coin racket case that occurred on July 17. ‘
Policemen and an Anganwadi worker had gone to the house of one Erma Madhi of Jharapalli village in Malkangiri for a Hanuman coin. They offered Rs 60,000 to Madhi against the coin and wanted to sell it to a person of West Bengal for over Rs 1 crore. However, the deal couldn’t be finalised with Madhi.
At the time of interrogation, a policeman and the Anganwadi worker revealed the name of Nayak.
Three others, a Sub Inspector, a Havildar and a Constable, were also involved in the case.