Hyderabad: A sub-inspector of police in Hyderabad has been arrested for allegedly concealing 1,775 grams of MDMA seized during a raid and trying to sell the same.
The accused K. Rajendra, the sub-inspector working in the Cyber Crime station of Cyberabad Police Commissionerate had recently gone to Maharashtra in connection with a cybercrime case and nabbed a few suspects. During the searches at the house of the suspects, he had laid his hands on a packet containing MDMA drugs and kept it with him. He did not disclose the seized item to the higher officials.
Upon receiving information about the same, Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TSNAB) launched an investigation and submitted reports to TSNAB director and Hyderabad Police Commissioner C. V. Anand.
A case against the SI was registered at Raidurgam Police Station.
He was arrested on Saturday after finding the drugs from his house and has been sent to judicial remand.
The SI was earlier caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while taking a bribe. He was then serving as SI at Raidurgam Police Station.
In September 2022, he was convicted in the case and sentenced to two years and orders were issued to dismiss him from service. However, the SI had obtained a stay from a higher court and he was subsequently transferred to the cybercrime wing.
With inputs from IANS