Jhansi constable booked for possessing disproportionate assets

JHANSI: A police constable, earlier posted in Jhansi and presently in Baliya, was booked for possessing assets more than his known source of income by a team of Anti-Corruption Bureau from Lucknow on Monday late evening.
The accused constable, Shyam Sundar, who originally belongs to Auriya and is presently living in New Royganj in Jhansi, is accused of having disproportionate assets which was being monitored by the team from Lucknow for quite some time.
After a detailed investigation, the team finally lodged an FIR against the accused constable under section 13(1)B, 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, at Sipri Bazar police station. The accused constable has not been arrested yet as the investigations are still in process.
Confirming the news, SSP Jhansi, Rohan P Kanay informed TOI that the team took his permission before lodging the report.
He added that since investigation is still going on in Lucknow, once any conclusion is drawn or he is arrested then he will be suspended.