Hyderabad: Meerpet constable arrested for misappropriating seized property

Hyderabad: The police arrested a police constable, Shravan Kumar, working at Meerpet police station, for allegedly misappropriating cash and gold ornaments seized in connection with a case.

According to the police, the constable allegedly transferred Rs 1.70 lakh online from a mobile phone seized during an investigation to the bank accounts of his relatives. He also allegedly pledged 12 tolas of gold ornaments seized in the same case.

After the alleged misappropriation came to light, Meerpet police registered a case against him and took him into custody. He was subsequently remanded to judicial custody.