Domestic help arrested for murder of JK DG (Prison) Hemant Lohia
Jammu(PTI): A 23-year-old working as a domestic help was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing Jammu and Kashmir Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia, police said.
Yasir Lohar's arrest followed a major all-night manhunt, police said in a statement, adding that his interrogation had begun.
He was arrested from a field in the Kanhachak area. Lohar is a resident of Halla-Dhandrath village in Ramban district.
Lohia was found dead at his residence in the outskirts of Jammu on Monday night. There were burn injuries and his throat was slit, officials said.
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UP: 14 police personnel suspended over departmental indiscipline
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Lakhimpur Kheri, Khyati Garg, suspended 14 police personnel with immediate effect in a major crackdown on indiscipline within the department, officials said on Wednesday.
The action was taken after an intensive departmental review found the personnel absent from duty for a month or longer without authorisation, according to an official press communique.
The suspended personnel include head constables, constables and other personnel posted at various police stations, Police Lines and the UP-112 emergency response service, the communique said.
The SSP has also ordered departmental inquiries against all the suspended personnel.
"Maintaining departmental discipline and ensuring accountability is an essential parameter for an effective police force," Dr Garg said in the statement.
