3 cops suspended
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 18 2023:
At least three personnel of Senapati police including one Sub Inspector and two Constables have been placed under suspension on the charge of extortion and conspiring with drug smugglers to conceal psychotropic drugs.
Reportedly, one VDF personnel has also also been terminated from service for his involvement in the crime.
Their involvement was divulged during the investigation of the Senapati drug seizure case of April 11 wherein 3.69 kg of brown sugar was seized from three persons from Assam at Maram, said police.
The police, however, didn't mention the particulars of the suspended personnel.
Earlier, the State had also terminated two VDF personnel men for allegedly giving free passage to the smugglers after taking money.
The involvement of police in the case was disclosed by the drug smugglers who were identified later as Lalpu Singsit (34), s/o Sothang Singsit of Karbi Anglong, Assam; Haogin Lhangum (30), s/o Johny Lhangum of Karbi Anglong, Assam and Robert Lenthang (24), s/o Jangkam Lenthang of Karbi Anglong, Assam.