Hyderabad, Apr 8 (TNT): Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) B. Shivdhar Reddy has iissued a stern warning to police personnel across the state, stating that “uniform and corruption cannot go together” and that strict action would be taken against those indulging in illegal activities.
In a letter addressed to police personnel soon after assuming office, the DGP said officers from Home Guards to IPS officials must work with integrity and transparency and ensure justice to poor and weaker sections visiting police stations, a release from DGP office said here on Wednesday.
He directed police personnel to act with sympathy towards the public, avoid converting police stations into centres for civil settlements and maintain discipline at all levels.
Despite the DGP’s strict directives, repeated raids by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) have revealed continued instances of corruption among police personnel in different parts of the state.
Under the supervision of ACB Director General Charu Sinha, the anti-graft agency has intensified action against corruption statewide.
Recently, Sampathi Kanakaiah, Inspector, and U.K. Siddeshwar, Sub-Inspector, attached to the RGI Airport Police Outpost, Shamshabad, were caught while allegedly accepting Rs 2 lakh as part of a Rs 5 lakh bribe demand for filing a charge sheet and not arresting family members of accused persons in a case.
During searches at the Inspector’s residence, ACB officials recovered Rs 33.97 lakh in cash, and both officers were remanded on Wednesday.
In another case, Armed Reserve Sub-Inspectors Pramod Goud and Jatavath Babu Naik, posted at Malkajgiri Cyber Crime Police Station, were allegedly caught accepting Rs 1 lakh to avoid arresting an accused in a cybercrime case.
Several other officers, including personnel in Nirmal, Madhapur, Warangal, Siddipet and Medak, have also been trapped by the ACB in recent bribery cases, officials said.
The ACB urged citizens to report any demand for bribes by public servants through its toll-free helpline **1064**.
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