UP: Baghpat cop suspended for ‘brokering deal’ to sell seized contraband

“An audio has surfaced on social media platforms in this connection on Monday. We want to make it clear that we had got the information that a cop posted at Sighavali police station is cutting a deal with a drug peddler to sell the seized contraband kept at the police station. The accused has been suspended and a departmental inquiry has been initiated against him,” said Baghpat SP.

Police sources said that a team has also been formed to take stock of the seized contraband at different police stations of the Baghpat district to ensure that other cops are not involved in the racket.

The police action comes days after around half a dozen cops, including a President Gallantry award recipient, were booked for allegedly indulging in corrupt practices in the neighbouring Meerut district.

Three days ago, two police constables – Rahul and Sandeep Nagar – were booked in Meerut for allegedly being a part of a cow vigilante group involved in extorting money from vehicles carrying cattle for the past four years. The racket was said to be running successfully in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Muzzafarnagar and the adjoining districts.