Drugs worth Rs 2.5 crore vanish from police station, then recovered: SHO transferred, 3 cops suspended
Earlier this week, around three kilograms of drugs worth Rs 2.5 crore — recovered during a murder case probe — vanished from Southwest Delhi's Kishan Garh Police Station in a bizarre incident similar to the robbery of Rs 51 lakh in cash and two boxes of gold from the high-security malkhana (storage room) of the Delhi Police Special Cell's old office on Lodhi Road recently.
In a twist, however, as an inquiry was initiated on June 11 in the matter, the drugs were recovered from a plot in the neighbourhood, said officers. Now, the SHO of the police station has been transferred to the District Lines Police station, and three police staffers have been suspended following a round of questioning, officers added.
Officials said on June 9, police initiated a probe into a murder case after the body of a Nepalese man was found in the Kishangarh area. When police reached his house, they recovered around three kilograms of drugs worth Rs 2.5 crore, which was then kept at the police station. Between June 9 and June 10, the drugs could not be found by the Investigating Officer (IO) at the police station, who then reported the matter to the SHO. When no satisfactory response was given, the IO informed DCP South West Amit Goel, among other senior officials, about the issue, said sources. This was followed by an action against the SHO and three police officers.
Last month, a policeman was arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 51 lakh in cash and two boxes of gold from a high-security malkhana. Head Constable Khurshid, the accused, had been deployed with the Special Cell — he was one of the security personnel at the same malkhana where he allegedly committed the theft — till May 24. As per the police, he had been transferred to the Northeast Delhi district after he made a request.
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