Police personnel suspended

June 20, 2021 07:23 pm | Updated 07:23 pm IST - SALEM

A traffic police inspector and special sub-inspector with the Salem district police were suspended allegedly for corruption.

Selvamani, a traffic police inspector, and Selvamani, SSI, who were deployed for vehicle checks near Omalur on the Salem-Bengaluru highway had allegedly indulged in collecting bribes from drivers of heavy duty vehicles and a video in this regard went viral on social media.

Based on a report from Superintendent of Police M. Sree Abhinav, C. Mageshwari, DIG-Salem Range, suspended the officers for bringing disrepute to the police and have ordered departmental inquiry.

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