Two policemen jailed for 13 years after 19 years of property theft Surat News – Times of India

Appearance: A bharuch A local court on Thursday convicted two policemen on charges of theft and conspiracy in a 2003 case of theft of Rs 25 lakh ‘Muddamal’ kept in the police station and sentenced them to 13 years in jail. One of the three accused policemen has already died.
juicy fat And Rajendra PatelThen both the constables posted in B Division police station of Bharuch were convicted by the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate. He was fined Rs 20,000 in cash while the third accused was fined. Ashwin KataraHowever, he died during the trial period.

In the incident, the Bharuch local crime branch had raided an STD PCO following information from the Hawala network and seized Rs 25 lakh in cash in June 2003. The cash and check were handed over to the local B division police station.
A month later, the cash recovered from the confiscated material store room in the police station was stolen. An attempt was made by the accused to prove that some unknown thief had fabricated the story by drilling a hole in the back wall of the room to enter the storeroom. However, during interrogation his lie was exposed and he was arrested.
While awarding the jail sentence, the court also said that it is an offense committed against the society by the public servants.