Constable Held for stealing recovered phone in Mehdipatnam

In yet another case highlighting dishonesty amongst the police, a constable driver was held by the Mehdipatnam police for allegedly stealing a phone recovered from a thief.

According to sources, the policeman, who is identified as Shravan Kumar, worked as a driver at the Mehdipatnam police station. 

A few days ago, a person had approached the police and lodged a complaint that his mobile phone valued at around Rs 1.75 lakh was knocked away by some thieves at Mehdipatnam Rythu Bazaar located beside the Mehdipatnam police station.

After verifying



the closed circuit camera (CCTV) footage, the police managed to nab the thief and recovered the mobile phone from him. 

The policeman, who was aware of the recovery of the phone, took away the gadget from the drawer of a table in the police station.

After the owner approached the police to collect his phone, the police officials checked for the phone and found it missing. 

The police then conducted an inquiry. During investigation it was revealed the policeman had stolen the phone. A case was registered and the policeman was held and remanded.