SHO axed over dereliction of duty

Station house officer of Ramkrishna Nagar was suspended on charge of dereliction of duty on Sunday after two constables of the same police station were arrested a few days ago for taking ₹4,000 as extortion money from a hotel owner

Published on: Jun 27, 2021, 22:42:07 IST

By Mukesh Kumar Mishra, PATNA

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Station house officer of Ramkrishna Nagar was suspended on charge of dereliction of duty on Sunday after two constables of the same police station were arrested a few days ago for taking ₹4,000 as extortion money from a hotel owner.

According to a press release issued by the SSP office, after Rajeshwar Prasaad’s suspension, Jahangir Alam Khan has been made the new SHO of Ramkrishna Nagar police station.

Meanwhile, Chaitanand Jha has been made the new SHO of the Didarganj police station.

A few days ago, the vigilance team had arrested the then SHO of Didarganj police station Rajesh Kumar and constable Vivek Kumar for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹60,000 from a sand trader.

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