IPS officer among 11 cops suspended

Kanpur: Eleven police personnel including an IPS officer were suspended on Friday after a lab technician, whose family alleged that kidnappers had escaped with a ransom of Rs 30 lakh in presence of police, was found to have been killed a few days after the kidnapping. A probe has also been ordered in this regard.
SP South Aparna Gupta, DSP Manoj Gupta, former inspector in charge of Barra Ranjeet Rai, outpost in charge Rajesh Kumar, sub-inspector Yogendra Pratap Singh and six constables were suspended on negligence charge, police said. To recall, Sanjeet’s family had alleged on July 14 that he was kidnapped on June 22, following which they were asked by the police to arrange a ransom of Rs 30 lakh and hand it over to the kidnappers. They claimed they threw bag containing cash on a road in the presence of police, who could not prevent kidnappers from escaping with bag.tnn