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Sacked cop loses plea against department order
The Madras High Court Bench dismissed a petition filed by a former police head constable to quash the order issued by the DIG of Ramanathapuram district, directing him to go on compulsory retirement from August 3, 2016 for allegedly colluding with gold smugglers.
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Rejecting the appeal by Muniasamy, former head constable attached to Mandalamanickam police station in Ramanathapuram district, Justice S Vaidhyanathan said the departmental investigation conducted into the incident has revealed that the car from which gold and cash worth Rs 55.99 lakh were seized, belonged to the petitioner. The petitioner submitted that he had sold his vehicle to one Gajendran, who was involved in smuggling, and had taken Rs One lakh as advance for the sale, while the remaining amount was to be paid before September 28, 2014.Â
However, without settling the balance amount, Gajendran had used his car to smuggle the gold and cash and later paid the money, he alleged. During a vehicle check in 2014, the car was intercepted by the police, who arrested two persons including Gajendran and seized Rs 50.91 lakh worth of gold and cash. Even the customs officials did not mention of his involvement in the smuggling, the petitioner said. Â Â
Yet, the DSP had come to a conclusion that he had abetted the accused to smuggle, he said. Meanwhile, the probe report submitted before this court stated that the petitioner was helping the smugglers and had acceptmoney for the same. It also said that the department had asked Muniasamy to go on compulsory retirement and his appeal against it was also dismissed by the DIG. Hence, the petitioner moved the court.
Court denies bail to Reddy, four others
A CBI court dismissed the bail petitions of sand mining baron J Sekar Reddy and four others who were arrested in connection with alleged seizure of over Rs 170 crore, including new currency notes, from their premises.
The order was passed by Special Judge for CBI cases Vijayalakshmi. The judge also dismissed a petition filed by CBI seeking their custody for interrogation. The five are in judicial custody. The court had on December 27 reserved its orders on the bail petitions. Sekar Reddy and his associates were arrested by CBI on December 21 following the ‘seizure’ of 127 kg gold and over Rs 170 crore in cash, including new currency notes, from their premises by the Income-Tax department in coordinated searches. Cases have been registered against them for various offences under IPC.Â
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