ECI suspends three police officers for dereliction of duty
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India on Thursday suspended three police officers for dereliction of duty in the seizure of cash worth Rs 18 lakh from Musheerabad. ECI Jahangir Yadav, Police Inspector, Musheerabad, A. Yadagiri, ACP, Chikkadapally and M. Venkateshwarlu, DCP, Central Zone have been suspended. According to the report of Sandeep Shandilya, state nodal police supervisor of the Police Commission, bundles of 16 notes of Rs 500, 2 cell phones and 1 check book were found in a car from Santosh Elite Apartment in Musheerabad.
“The SHO has registered a case under 102 CrPC against unknown accused, but the SHO should have invoked sections 171 (B) 171 (E) and 188 IPC instead of 102 CrPC. This was a definite attempt to protect the real accused. This crime. It can easily be inferred that the police officers have deliberately colluded and not taken impartial action to arrest the real criminals,” the report further said. It further said, “It is recommended to suspend all three officers – SHO, ACP and DCP.” Meanwhile, with less than 12 hours left for the Telangana Assembly elections, state Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj on Wednesday said around 12,000 important polling stations have been identified in the state where additional forces will be deployed. Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, the Chief Electoral Officer said, “A total of 35,655 polling stations have been created in Telangana.
Also, in line with the instructions of the Election Commission, we have also made arrangements for model polling stations and all-women polling stations.” , All necessary arrangements have been made to ensure hassle free voting tomorrow. We have also identified around 12,000 important polling stations for which we have made arrangements for deployment of additional forces. Apart from central forces, there will also be micro-observers to ensure free and fair voting in the state. “Declared Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas will also see deployment of central forces in addition to state forces.”
