Lockdown: Two constables suspended for enabling illegal liquor transport in Andhra Pradesh

The two, posted at border checkposts, were placed under suspension by District Superintendent of Police M Ravindranath Babu after preliminary inquiries. 

Published: 14th May 2020 09:34 AM  |   Last Updated: 14th May 2020 09:34 AM   |  A+A A-

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By Express News Service

VIJAYAWADA: Two police constables  were suspended on Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes for allowing illegal liquor transport and movement of a person through inter-state border during Covid-19 lockdown in Andhra Pradesh, police said.

The two, posted at border checkposts, were placed under suspension by District Superintendent of Police M Ravindranath Babu after preliminary inquiries.

J Nagamalleswara Rao, a constable from Gamapalagudem, had demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 10,000 for illegal liquor transport  from Telengana to Andhra Pradesh during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the SP said. 

Visannapet constable Ajay took a bribe of Rs 1,000 from a man to allow him enter the state from Telangana without necessary documents, he added.