6 cops suspended in Neemuch for criminal activities

Indore: Neemuch police on Tuesday suspended six police officials after they were found involved in criminal activities of most wanted smuggler Kamal Rana, who was recently arrested by Rajasthan police. A departmental inquiry has been launched against the officials. “Their actions were found to be suspicious and a departmental inquiry has been launched against them. Strict actions will be initiated against them if anything comes out in the internal probe,” said Neemuch SP Amit Tolani. Head constable at Mahila police station Raghunath Singh, in charge head constable at Jeeran police station Ramprasad Sharma, head constable at Baghana police station Rafiq Khan, constable Ramprasad Patidar from Jeeran police station, and constables Aziz Khan and Devendra Chouhan from police lines have been suspended in the incident. In a joint operation with Shirdi police, Rajasthan police had recently arrested smuggler Kamal Rana. Rana has been implicated in over 37 cases, including murder, dacoity, robbery, and violations of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act and Arms Act. Both the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments had declared a reward of Rs 50,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively for his arrest. During interrogations, the accused revealed the involvement of police officials from Neemuch and other nearby districts.
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