Gurugram: The government on Friday ordered the suspension of an IPS officer posted in Gurugram as DCP (south) until a few weeks ago, two days after he was named one of the defendants in the Multi-Crore Heist in the city.
Dheeraj Setia has served two notices by Haryana Special Task Force (STF), which investigated cases.
A team of officers also visited his official residence in Gurugram on Wednesday but found him missing.
“IPS Dheeraj Setia, currently posted as a commander at the Reserve Battalion India (IRB) in Sunaria Rohtak, has been suspended with direct effects.
During the period of suspension, the head office will be a DGP office in Panchkula,” read the suspension issued by Rajeev Arora, Haryana additional head secretary (home) on Friday.
Cash of several crores was allegedly stolen from two flats owned by sector 84 developers of the housing community in August this year.
Until now, investigators have found traces around Rs 22 Crore and suspect the stolen amount can be more.
At the time of crime, Sethia posted in Gurugram as DCP (south) and held the additional cost of DCP (crime) when the Gurugram police branch was investigating this problem.
During the bureaucratic reshuffle a few weeks ago, he posted as Kurukshetra SP.
He returned with Shunted to IRB recently after his name appeared in the probe.
Meanwhile, this case was handed over to STF, which in November arrested two doctors who allegedly notified a gangster about cash and helped plan and implement evil.
It also recovered around RS 3.9 Crore from their ownership.
In their disclosure statement, the doctors claimed that they paid Sethia RS 3.5 Cash Crore and Golden Bullion as bribes.
Then, Sethia allegedly maintained Rs 20 lakh and returned the remaining money and gold.
STF sent a disclosure statement in the court earlier this month.
In a command issued on December 2, the additional session of Gurugram Judge Jasbir Singh observed, “From …
the statement of disclosure of the defendant Dr.
Suchinder Kumar Jain Naval, he explained he had provided illegal satisfaction to DCP Dheeraj Setia to stop the problem.
He (navy) also Revealed after giving a large amount in the form of gold, the dollar etc …
to the DCP for this purpose.
From Permanent File Police, I have not found concrete steps taken to take part in the investigation into the logical conclusion on the basis of disclosure.
Thus, the investigation body has failed to do His legal tasks were very carefully, especially when the involvement of a senior police officer had noted.
“The court further observed,” the delay in continuing further to police officers based on the statement of disclosure of Dr.
Naval is nothing but time to say police officers to destroy proof …
thus, Bada n Investigations do not investigate the right way.
For that purpose, this court, in carrying out his power …
by choosing to monitor investigations to ensure that the truth search is not muddy by police deviations, both innocent or blaming.
“STF then issued a notification to Sethia to join the probe.
After half, STF on Wednesday added its name and part of the anti-corruption law and part 411 (dishonestly accepting the stolen property) IPC to the Fire of theft At the Kherki Daula police station in August.