A senior IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre fell victim of loot in a shocking incident when three bike-borne miscreants looted two mobile phones from him.
The IPS officer – Dr Ashish, who is serving as IG (Intelligence) – was taking a post-dinner stroll outside his official residence in Char Imli, one of the highest-security government colonies in Bhopal. Just then three men on a bike came from behind and snatched mobiles from his hands while he was speaking on a mobile phone held close to his ear and holding another mobile phone in the other hand at one go.
Dr Ashish informed his staff and other police officials about the incident. Soon after, several senior officers and police personnel from various police stations converged at the spot.
The police formed several teams to identify and arrest the looters and recover the mobile phones.
Sources said that the police recovered one of the mobile phones from a nearby spot on Wednesday morning. Police are also learnt to have detained two main suspects in connection with the loot.
The search for the third miscreant and the second mobile phone continues.
Incident raises question on law and order
Launching a scathing attack on the BJP state government over the law-and-order situation in the state, Congress alleged that when the IG (Intelligence), who is responsible for monitoring criminal activities, law and order issues, and reporting inputs directly to the state government, can himself fall prey to such street crimes, there can be no expectation regarding the safety and security of the common people.
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