Mangaluru, December 4: As a conversation between a notorious criminal Talaki Rafeeq of Manjeshwar in Kerala who has involved in various cases, and CCB constable Chandra on financial matter has gone viral in social media, Mangaluru Police Commissioner has ordered departmental enquiry against the constable.

Talaki Rafeeq has been facing 19 cases in various police stations and currently, he is under judicial custody. It is alleged that constable Chandra has been providing some secret information of the department including mobile location information about his opponents or people he wanted. The audio is in Malayalam language and it has the conversation on financial transaction to given mobile location details. It is said that based on the information being provided by Chandra, Rafeeq was using it to commit the crime.

Mangaluru south station police arrested Rafeeq on charges of illegally having weapons and drugs. Only the investigation will reveal about the conversation.

Departmental enquiry

He noticed the audio wherein a CCB police constable had a conversation with an accused. So, an investigation has to be conducted to know as to why the constable spoke to that accused, when and how the video is disclosed? He has directed the officers to conduct an investigation. If he is found guilty, suitable action would be taken against him, said Police Commissioner TR Suresh.

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Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.

The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.

The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.

They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.

Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.