Uttar Pradesh: Absconding IPS officer carrying Rs 50,000 reward surrenders in court
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Lucknow: Arvind Sen, an IPS officer, who was on the run in connection with a multi-crore tender scam, gave a slip to the police on Wednesday and surrendered before a Lucknow court.
A native of Ayodhya, the Lucknow court remanded judicial custody for Sen till February 9. Evading police arrest, the IPS officer had moved a surrender application which was to be heard on Wednesday. Police men dressed in plain clothes were deployed in and around court to arrest him but Sen gave a slip to the police and surrendered before the court.
Conducting raids to find 2 suspended IPS officers: Police
Police have posted court order declaring them proclaimed absconder at the residences of Mani Lal Patidar and Arvind Sen. Sources said that if they remained absconding, then police would move court again to seek attachment of their properties. December 27, 2020 4:48:33 am
Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said that they are conducting raids to trace two IPS officers wanted in criminal cases and declared “proclaimed offenders” by courts.
While former Mahoba superintendent of police Mani Lal Patidar is wanted in connection with the death of a trader, former Deputy Inspector General (Provincial Armed Constabulary) Arvind Sen is wanted in connection with multi-crore tender scam in animal husbandry department.
The Uttar Pradesh vigilance department has started a probe into the assets of two suspended IPS officers one accused of extorting and abetting the suicide of a businessman and the other of facilitating transfers and promotions in exchange for money.
The vigilance investigation is in addition to the departmental inquiry for corruption against Manilal Patidar, the former superintendent of police of Mahoba district and now absconding, and Abhishek Dixit, senior superintendent of police of Allahabad.
Uttar Pradesh police have announced a reward of Rs 50,000 to anybody providing information leading to the arrest of Patidar, who is absconding ever since businessman Indrakant Tripathi died of a bullet injury on September 13.
Arvind Sen and DC Dubey.
A non-bailable warrant was issued against senior IPS officer Arvind Sen by an Anti-Corruption Court in Lucknow on Thursday in connection with a Rs 9.72-crore scam in the state animal husbandry department.
Lucknow ACP (Gomti Nagar) Shweta Srivastava, who is probing the case, said: “We had also applied for a non-bailable warrant against another accused, but the court has approved it only for Sen.”
UP: Two senior IPS officers absconding after murder and corruption charges, NBW issued
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath
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Lucknow: In a major embarrassment to the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, two senior IPS officers have mysteriously gone missing after serious charges were slapped on them by the police.
Both the officers have now been declared absconding and non-bailable warrants against them have been issued now by the local courts.
On Thursday, the Lucknow court issued a non-bailable warrant against the deputy inspector general ( DIG) of PAC, Agra, Arvind Sen who is wanted in a corruption case.
The warrant was issued after the Allahabad High Court rejected his plea to quash FIR against him. He is accused of calling a complainant to his office and threatening him at the behest of the mastermind of the Animal Husbandry scam.