Bengaluru : Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI), who was transferred from Upparpet police station to Vidhana Soudha station but had not reported to work for 11 months, was suspended from the services.
Though transferred and releave order was given ASI Srinivas Shetty ‘continued’ his work in his former station were he was said to handle all illegal finance dealings. It was surprised about the ‘dumb and blindness’ of both – Upparpet and Vidhan Soudha senior police officers.
It is alleged that he was ‘working illegally’ in Upparpet station, without the ‘knowledge of seniors, ‘ and indulged in corruption.
Shetty, who worked at Upparpet station for several years, was transferred early last year to Vidhana Soudha police station. Though 11 months elapsed, he did not report to work there, but continued to work without proper orders in Upparpet station.
He used to come to Upparpet station once a week or fortnight. He brought some persons involved in offences and let them off after collecting money, without filing FIRs. “He used the station as a place to carry out his illegal business and strike deals with offenders,” a source said, adding that none, including senior officers, questioned him. Sources at Vidhana Soudha station said Shetty was retained by Upparpet police, who claimed they needed him to investigate some important unsolved cases. All this reportedly happened without proper authorisation from senior officers.
On Wednesday, CCB police raided a bar and restaurant in Gandhinagar, where a dance bar was being run illegally. Incidentally, Shetty was placed under suspension following the incident. “The whole episode has raised several questions on how police personnel at the station level function. The Vidhana Soudha police did not take the matter seriously, though an ASI didn’t turn up for work for 11 months.
