Police show Hyder’s photograph to passengers at Bhubaneswar railway station on Sunday
BHUBANESWAR: A day after convicted gangster Sheikh Hyder escaped from SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack during treatment, an embarrassed Odisha Police on Sunday suspended six constables for dereliction of duty.
The development coincided with DGP Abhay reviewing the progress of the search operation for the don with additional director-general (crime branch) Yeshwant Jethwa, commissioner of police Saumendra Priyadarshi and deputy inspector-general (central range) J N Pankaj here.
Multiple teams have fanned across the state to search for Hyder. Help of police of neighbouring West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh has been sought. His photograph has been sent to neighbouring states and airports. “We have some leads,” Jethwa said.
Director General of Police (DGP) chaired a high-level meeting at Commissionerate Police Headquarters in the capital city on Sunday to discuss the steps being taken to trace the absconding gangster.