Police constable arrested for allegedly misappropriating seized cash and gold
Shravan Kumar, a 2020-batch constable, allegedly transferred ₹1.70 lakh to relatives and pledged gold ornaments from a dowry death investigation.
Meerpet police arrested a 2020-batch constable, Shravan Kumar, for allegedly misappropriating cash and gold ornaments seized during a dowry death investigation in Hyderabad.
Kumar was part of the investigation team for the case. Police said he allegedly used a seized mobile phone to transfer ₹1.70 lakh online to the bank accounts of his relatives.
The constable is also accused of pledging 12 tolas of gold ornaments that had been recovered during the investigation.
The alleged misappropriation was discovered during the course of the investigation. Meerpet police registered a case against Kumar and detained him.
He was presented before a court and has been remanded to judicial custody.