PUNE: Two constables posted with the Sahakarnagar and the police headquarters in Shivajinagar have been slapped a fine of a month of their respective basic salaries for failing to report recovery of scrapped currency notes to their superiors in December 2016.
The action comes following a disciplinary inquiry proceeding that concluded recently. Following the announcement of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes on November 8 last year, the police had stepped up vigil to prevent transportation of banned notes in bulk for conversion into legitimate money.
The two constables had recovered the scrapped notes with a face value of Rs 7 lakh from a businessman in Kothrud. They returned notes worth Rs 2 lakh to him and kept the rest with them. After the businessman reported the matter to the Kothrud police, the constables returned him the currency notes they had kept with themselves.
The police then started a disciplinary proceeding against them and TOI has the copy of its report. The report states "the two constables were on night duty on December 9, 2016 and directed for patrolling in Kothrud and its adjoining areas".
The two spotted a scooterist around 10.15pm along Karve road. They inspected the two-wheeler and found a plastic bag containing cash in its storage box, the report states.
The two constables took the scooterist, who was a businessman, to an isolated spot on the Taljai hill. They counted the cash there and gave him notes of Rs 2 lakh, stating that the government had allowed a person to carry cash of Rs 2 lakh only, the report adds. The two constables kept the rest of the currency notes and did not inform their superiors, neither verbally nor in writing, about the seizure.
On December 24, the businessman proved legitimacy of the cash he was carrying, the report states, adding that the senior officers were unaware about the seizure.
The officer, who conducted the inquiry, said the inquiry was initiated against the two constables after they handed over the money to the businessman. Deputy commissioner of police (headquarters) B G Gaikar conducted the inquiry and submitted its report.
On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narednra Modi, in a surprise announcement on television, deckared the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes illegal effective hat midnight. The government also imposed stringent curbs on cash withdrawals from ATMs and banks.
Following this, police in the city and elsewhere had stepped up vigil to avert any transportation of the banned notes in any attempt to regularise them.
The action comes following a disciplinary inquiry proceeding that concluded recently. Following the announcement of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes on November 8 last year, the police had stepped up vigil to prevent transportation of banned notes in bulk for conversion into legitimate money.
The two constables had recovered the scrapped notes with a face value of Rs 7 lakh from a businessman in Kothrud. They returned notes worth Rs 2 lakh to him and kept the rest with them. After the businessman reported the matter to the Kothrud police, the constables returned him the currency notes they had kept with themselves.
The police then started a disciplinary proceeding against them and TOI has the copy of its report. The report states "the two constables were on night duty on December 9, 2016 and directed for patrolling in Kothrud and its adjoining areas".
The two spotted a scooterist around 10.15pm along Karve road. They inspected the two-wheeler and found a plastic bag containing cash in its storage box, the report states.
The two constables took the scooterist, who was a businessman, to an isolated spot on the Taljai hill. They counted the cash there and gave him notes of Rs 2 lakh, stating that the government had allowed a person to carry cash of Rs 2 lakh only, the report adds. The two constables kept the rest of the currency notes and did not inform their superiors, neither verbally nor in writing, about the seizure.
On December 24, the businessman proved legitimacy of the cash he was carrying, the report states, adding that the senior officers were unaware about the seizure.
The officer, who conducted the inquiry, said the inquiry was initiated against the two constables after they handed over the money to the businessman. Deputy commissioner of police (headquarters) B G Gaikar conducted the inquiry and submitted its report.
On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narednra Modi, in a surprise announcement on television, deckared the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes illegal effective hat midnight. The government also imposed stringent curbs on cash withdrawals from ATMs and banks.
Following this, police in the city and elsewhere had stepped up vigil to avert any transportation of the banned notes in any attempt to regularise them.
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