ERODE: Two police constables were placed under suspension in the district on Sunday for stealing liquor bottles that were seized from a man while smuggling them from Karnataka.
According to a police officer, constables Poornachandran, 48, and Periyasamy, 51, who were attached to the prohibition enforcement wing, had seized 96 bottles of liquor from the accused, who was smuggling them into the district from Karnataka on his bike, during a vehicle check at Chithode near Gobichettipalayam on June 8.
“They, however, handed over only 16 bottles of liquor to their higher officials.
When the issue came to the notice of district superintendent of police (SP) V Sasimohan, he ordered a departmental inquiry against the two,” the officer said.
The two confessed to the crime during the inquiry.
“Based on the inquiry report, the SP issued the suspension order to Poornachandran and Periyasamy on Sunday,” the officer said.