MP cop got Rs 35 lakh salary in 12 years without attending training or reporting for duty: Report
Bhopal: In a shocking incident, a police constable in Madhya Pradesh reportedly received a salary of approximately Rs 35 lakh over a span of 12 years — without reporting for duty nor undergoing the mandatory training.
According to a report by The New Indian Express, the constable, identified as Abhishek, a native of Vidisha district, was recruited as a constable in the state police in 2011–2012. While other recruits joined duty on time, Abhishek appeared much later at the Bhopal District Lines and was subsequently deputed for training at the Police Training School in Sagar.
However, instead of joining the training program, Abhishek returned to his hometown in Vidisha and remained absent from both training and duty for over a decade. Astonishingly, despite this prolonged absence, he continued to receive his monthly salary for 12 long years — without ever informing the department or applying for leave.
The irregularity came to light only in 2023 during a review of service records for the 10-year time-scale pay grade assessment of the 2011–12 constable batch. “The service record check revealed no rewards, no punishments and no duty records, which was outlandish. He (Abhishek) was summoned by the department’s establishment branch, after which he finally appeared, making it clear he had not served the police even a single day,” TNIE quoted ACP-Bhopal Ankita Khaterkar, who is probing the matter, as saying.
The report further revealed that Abhishek had managed to send his service file via speed post to the department in Bhopal, citing ill health as the reason for his absence. Strikingly, the file was accepted without any verification, enabling him to draw a total salary of around Rs 35 lakh over the years.
Following the revelations, Abhishek has reportedly returned Rs 1 lakh and promised to repaying the remaining amount in installments.
A departmental investigation into the matter is currently underway.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
