Mumbai Engineer Tracks Stolen Phone in Varanasi Prompting Suspension of Outpost Chief
An internal inquiry found negligence at the Assi police outpost, resulting in a January 4 suspension.
Overview
- Ankita Gupta used phone-tracking with friends to locate her stolen device at a house in Manduadih and informed police.
- A police team raided the address, recovering Gupta’s phone along with 12 other stolen handsets.
- Deputy Commissioner of Police Gaurav Kumar ordered a probe that determined the Assi outpost in-charge was negligent.
- Bhelupur SHO Sudhir Kumar Tripathi said the outpost in-charge was suspended on January 4 following the inquiry.
- Police described the snatcher as unidentified and disappearing into the crowd at Assi Ghat, and no arrest was announced.