Probe finds inspector robbed thief

BANGALORE: Top cops here are yet to act against a police inspector found guilty of robbing an offender. An inquiry against inspector KS Tanveer Ahmed of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) found him guilty of robbing an offender of gold ornaments after raiding the culprit's house on October 3, 2013.
Tanveer, earlier with the JC Nagar police station, was indicted for professional misconduct, dereliction of duty and conducting himself in a way which brings down the image of police.However, no action was initiated against the officer, sources said, adding that he's on leave. Senior officers admitted that several constables have been arrested for similar offences. Recently, a sub-inspector and a constable were arrested for extorting stolen gold from a domestic help.
The report, a copy of which is with TOI, was submitted to police commissioner Raghavendra H Auradkar on November 14.
"The accused inspector did not inform his superiors before he conducted a raid on the offender Shabbir Pasha alias Addu, a resident of Naganathapura. The officer was also not accompanied by police personnel. No inventory or information was given to department heads about valuables seized or recorded in any official documents. The seized valuables were kept by the inspector in his house and only after Pasha was caught by police were valuables brought to the CCB," the report said, recommending disciplinary action against the officer.
The inquiry, conducted by assistant commissioner of police (traffic-west) GA Jagadeesh, said gold ornaments seized were replaced with fake gold jewellery. Tanveer was also accused of "pocketing silver articles, mobile and gold jewellery" allegedly stolen by Pasha from the house of Madesh, who identified silver articles and his mobile but said the gold jewels did not belong to him.
During the raid, Tanveer was accompanied by another offender, Tabrez alias Tiger, Tabrez's brother Maqsood, their friend Imran and two other friends.
The inquiry officer said his notices to Tanveer went unanswered.
I'll talk to Auradkar: George
Home minister KJ George said the issue has come to his notice and he'll speak to the police commissioner to take appropriate action against the inspector. Asked why senior police officers are adopting different yardsticks for constables and officers, George said he came to know about it only on Friday and he'd seek details from the commissioner.