Amazing it may sound, but the cops of high profile ‘UP-100’ meant to provide quick relief to victims, themselves became prey to deteriorating law and order situation. All the cops deployed on the Dial-100 Innova, kept sleeping all through Monday night and the miscreants stole all their belongings which included service pistol.
The incident was reported from Sharwasti, where the senior officers after learning of the incident had launched a massive search to trace the belongings. After their efforts proved futile, a formal complaint was registered in this regard. later taking serious cognizance of the matter, all the three cops, who kept sleeping during duty hours were placed under suspension.
Reports said that Vehicle No-2509 of Dial-100 was deployed for patrolling in Harbanspur area of Malhipur, on Bahraich border, in Shrawasti on Monday night. Sub-inspector Chandra Bhan Yadav, constable Bharat Chandra and constable driver, Ramesh Kumar Yadav, were on duty on the Innova.
Sources said that the Dial-100 staff took the vehicle and parked it at Gazi brick kiln field and than all the three went to sleep. Finding the police team in deep sleep, some miscreants struck in the area and had stolen all the belongings including the mobile phone and license pistol of Chandra Bhan.
The miscreants also escaped safely with no one took notice of the incident. It was only in the wee hours when the cops wake up and found their belongings missing, they first launched a search on their own. However, later they informed the incident to control room after which SP Shrawasti, Vijay Dhul rushed to the spot.