Noida: Seventeen policemen have been indicted of negligence in duty in connection with the meth laboratories busted in Greater Noida earlier this year. The labs had been operational in the city since 2019.The indicted cops include inspectors, sub-inspectors and constables deployed with the Beta 2 police station between 2019 and 2023 and beat officers deployed with the Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRRO) in the same period.Nearly 75kg of methamphetamine worth Rs 350 crore was confiscated in raids at two Greater Noida houses at Theta 2 and Mitra Enclave in Beta 2 on May 17 and May 30, respectively. Of the 13 arrested, 12 were Nigerian nationals, and one Senegalese. At the time, officials said after cooking meth in the labs, the gang would send batches of drugs to Delhi, either in their cars or through bike taxi service providers.Following the arrests, Noida police commissioner Laxmi Singh had ordered an internal inquiry into intelligence failure and alleged police negligence. Additional DCP (Noida) Shakti Avasthy conducted the inquiry that has indicted the 17 cops.The two meth labs had been operating in the city since 2019. The report submitted by Avasthy names at least 17 cops. We will initiate departmental action against them, said Singh. Singh also said some cops named in the report have transferred to other districts, but Noida police will inform their respective reporting officers about the inquiry findings.Avasthy said Singh had also ordered an inquiry into the cops posted at Surajpur police station, but the inquiry found negligence of the Beta 2 police station personnel only.We also published the following articles recentlyMatthew Perrys system had no meth and fentanyl at the time of his passing: ReportMatthew Perry, known for his role in Friends, has been found dead in his Los Angeles home due to an apparent drowning incident. Initial toxicology tests have ruled out the involvement of drugs such as fentanyl and meth, but further tests are being conducted. The cause of death is yet to be determined, and the investigation may be transferred to the LAPDs Robbery Homicide Division if illicit drugs are found in Perrys system.Cop shoots self on Simdega police station premises, DIG orders probeA havildar posted at Kolebira police station in Simdega, Jharkhand allegedly shot himself with his service rifle. The deceased havildar had gone out with his rifle without permission and was involved in a car accident before fleeing and being caught by villagers. After being brought back to the police station, he shot himself while still inside the vehicle. The DIG has ordered a detailed probe into the incident.Pollution: Physical classes up to Class 9 suspended in schools across Noida, Greater NoidaThe district administration in Noida and Greater Noida has ordered the suspension of in-person classes for students up to class 9 until November 10 due to the worsening air quality. The decision is in line with the Graded Responses Action Plan Stage-IV, following the air quality index in Delhi-NCR reaching the severe category. All schools in Gautam Buddh Nagar district are instructed to switch to online classes during this period.

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