Mumbai: A former police police have been booked after he allegedly seized ‘Muddemaal’ (restored property) worth Rs 21.6 lakh where he was a guard before retiring from strength.
Nandkumar Kharat, 58, hasn’t been arrested yet.
Kharat was used to work at the Nagar Nagar police station at Khar East as ‘Muddemaal Karkoon’ (Clerk).
His job is to keep the goods recover in various cases under the key and key and maintain a database.
“Kharat was a repeating property keeper for five years between 2015 and 2020.
After his retirement last year, another police were appointed as officers in his position.
But while taking ‘Muddemaal’ stock, the newly appointed can not find cash.
And Gold worth Rs 21 , 6 lakh in the vault.
He then reported this problem to the boss, “said a senior police officer.
The Nirmal Nagar police station contacted Kharat who lived in Kalyan and asked him to stay with a restored property.
“He was called on two occasions but failed to emerge.
The property in his detention was related to the recovery carried out in 133 different cases,” the official said.
Finally, FIR was registered under the part of the 409 IPC (criminal violation of trust by public servants) against Kharat.
The department will ask him before making an arrest.