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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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
