ELURU: DIG K V Mohan Rao on Wednesday issued suspension orders to circle inspector B Nageswar Nayak and sub-inspector S R Gangadhar of Jangareddigudem police station in West Godavari district. The two are accused of taking money from a sand contractor for not filing a case after intercepting two lorries which were illegally transporting sand under Koyyalagudem police station limits recently.
Mohan Rao, who is the Eluru range DIG, has also initiated an inquiry into the matter. The CI and SI allegedly obstructed the inquiry of special enforcement bureau authorities and even deleted data from the computer in the police station.
Meanwhile, in another incident, unidentified miscreants damaged two idols inside a place of worship at Mandapeta, in East Godavari district, in the wee hours of Wednesday. The culprits damaged the heads of both the idols with a hammer. The damage was spotted by devotees when they came to clean the place in the morning. A police complaint has been filed. DIG Mohan Rao, Rajahmundry SP Shemushi Bajpai and other police officers visited the place on Wednesday. Further investigation is on.