Cop held for stealing alcohol from police station in Telangana

HYDERABAD: In a mysterious case, 69 bottles of whiskey stored at the Two Town police station in Karimnagar vanished recently. The alcohol bottles were seized from wine shops owners, who on the sly opened their stores during the lockdown to sell them. Suspecting it to be an insider’s job, cops cracked the case within four hours and arrested constable Arun and a driver. Later, they were sent to judicial custody.
Though the theft was noticed by police brass on May 4, the incident came into public domain on Wednesday.
Police authorities chanced upon the fact that the liquor stored at the station had gone missing. Cracking the case was a prestigious thing for police. According to official sources, senior officers began an investigation without letting it be known that the theft had been noticed. Making use of technology, including CCTV footage, the investigators noticed suspicious behaviour of a constable of the police station itself. During the course of the investigation, a driver who works for the police station was questioned about it and he was confronted with evidence. With him spilling the beans, the case was cracked within four hours.
While police brass have remained tight-lipped about the incident as it would mar the reputation the Karimnagar police have built, it is learnt that police constable Arun and driver Rana were arrested after a case was registered against them.
Departmental action would also be initiated again the constable. With the lockdown in place, the constable and the driver were reportedly smuggling out the whiskey bottles to supply them to their acquaintances. While the duo cleaned up most of the bottles, there were still some left at the police station.