Ghaziabad: DCP (city) suspended 10 police officers for failing to curb street crime and negligence. The action was taken in connection with five cases – including chain snatching and negligence on duty, among others.Sub-inspector Kamaldev Singh, chowki in-charge of Lohia Nagar, sub-inspector Manish Verma, head constable Ajay Kumar and constable Rohit Kumar – all posted at Lohia Nagar police chowki under Sihani Gate police station – were suspended with immediate effect for failing to prevent a chain-snatching incident on Monday. They were found to be negligent in performing their duties and not properly discharging their responsibilities.Lohia Nagar resident Arvind Nagar (41) filed a police complaint on Monday alleging that his wife Rashmi was walking outside their house around 7am when two bike-borne assailants snatched a gold chain from her neck and fled. An FIR was registered under BNS Section 304 (snatching) the same day.In the second case, head constable Malkhan Singh – deployed on Cheetah Mobile under Kavi Nagar police station jurisdiction – was suspended with immediate effect for negligence and indifference in his duty during a chain-snatching incident that occurred on the morning of May 16 in G Block, Govindpuram.Govindpuram resident Kalpana Sagar (30) filed a complaint with Kavi Nagar police that two men on a bike snatched a gold chain with a diamond pendant from her neck around 7.30am on May 16 while she was waiting to be picked up outside Mandir Chauraha.“I called 112 at 7.46 am to report the incident. The bike riders are visible in the CCTV footage. My gold chain weighing 10 gm, along with the diamond-studded pendant attached to it, had a total value of Rs 2 lakh,” she said in her complaint.In the third case, sub-inspector (clerk) Harendra Singh and head constable Rajeev Kumar – both posted at the Police Lines office – were suspended with immediate effect for negligence and indifference in the proper management of files.In the fourth case, sub-inspector Sonu Sharma and head constable Gajendra Singh from Vijay Nagar police station were both suspended after they failed to take timely action on a victim’s application submitted during a public hearing.In the fifth case, sub-inspector Rahul Rathi, posted as chowki in-charge of Govindpuram (city zone), was suspended for disobeying an order from senior officers.
