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Constable arrested for misappropriating cash, gold seized in dowry death case

A 2020-batch police constable working at Meerpet police station was arrested for allegedly misappropriating cash and gold ornaments seized during the investigation of a dowry death case, police said.

The constable, Shravan Kumar, was part of the investigation into the case and allegedly transferred ₹1.70 lakh online from a mobile phone seized during the investigation to the bank accounts of his relatives.

He also allegedly pledged 12 tolas of gold ornaments that were seized in the case, police said.

The alleged misappropriation came to light during the course of the investigation, following which Meerpet police registered a case against Shravan Kumar and took him into custody.

He was subsequently produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.

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