Rs 10 lakh missing from Hazratganj Kotwali cop arrested

  • | Saturday | 30th March, 2019

LUCKNOW: A head mohrir (police clerk on the rank of head-constable) was arrested and sacked for missing Rs 10 lakh from the ‘Maalkhana’ of Hazratganj Kotwali in Lucknow on late Friday. Hence, onus of the missing cash falls on him, he added.A detailed probe of the incident has been given to Additional Superintendent of Police (east region) Suresh Chandra Rawat. Ashok Singh was sacked and also arrested under the charges of criminal breach of trust by a public servant.Giving details, Circle Officer Hazratganj Abhay Mishra said that Rs 10 lakh was found to be missing during an inspection of the ‘Maalkhana’ by the Station House Officer (SHO) Hazratganj on Friday.The SHO later informed the SSP Lucknow about the missing cash after which an investigation was carried out in which it was surfaced that Ashok Singh was the custodian of the keys of the ‘Maalkhana’.

LUCKNOW: A head mohrir (police clerk on the rank of head-constable) was arrested and sacked for missing Rs 10 lakh from the ‘Maalkhana’ of Hazratganj Kotwali in Lucknow on late Friday. Ashok Singh was sacked and also arrested under the charges of criminal breach of trust by a public servant.Giving details, Circle Officer Hazratganj Abhay Mishra said that Rs 10 lakh was found to be missing during an inspection of the ‘Maalkhana’ by the Station House Officer (SHO) Hazratganj on Friday.The SHO later informed the SSP Lucknow about the missing cash after which an investigation was carried out in which it was surfaced that Ashok Singh was the custodian of the keys of the ‘Maalkhana’. Hence, onus of the missing cash falls on him, he added.A detailed probe of the incident has been given to Additional Superintendent of Police (east region) Suresh Chandra Rawat.

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