Cop arrested in Bhojpur for links with liquor smugglers, 1 smuggler held

Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Ara :  Ajit Kumar Singh, a Cop posted as Cross Mobile under Nawada police station, Ara, and a liquor smuggler Sunny alias Sonu,were arrested on March 29, 2020, in Bhojpur District. Ajit Kumar Singh was arrested for allegedly conniving with the liquor smugglers. Police arrested Ajit Kumar Singh from his New Policeline residence under Nawada police station and also seized from there a mobile phone and Rs 90,000 cash which he had allegedly collected from the liquor smugglers.

A named FIR has been lodged with  Nawada police station under Prohibition & Excise Act in this connection. Later, both Ajit Kumar Singh and Sunny alias Sonu were sent  to jail.

SHO, Nawada police station, Sanjeev Kumar, said that a video of chat between Cross Mobile police personnel Ajit Kumar Singh and liquor smugglers was made viral on Social Media and the video somehow reached DGP, Bihar, Gupteshwar Pandey, who took it seriously and directed Bhojpur SP Sushil Kumar to take against action the police personnel and liquor smugglers.

On the basis of the viral video, Bhojpur SP Sushil Kumar directed the cyber cell and  SHO Nawada police station to inquire into the matter. After getting some technical evidence against Cross Mobile personnel Ajit Kumar Singh, police, on the direction of Bhojpur SP, arrested him from his residence at New Policeline under Nawada police station. During search, police seized a mobile phone and Rs 90,000 cash which he had allegedly collected from the liquor smugglers. Later on his revelation, police conducted raids at village Bakari under Udwantnagar police station in Bhojpur District and arrested a liquor smuggler Sunny alias Sonu from there and also seized his mobile phone.