IPS officer who as soon as oversaw Naidu’s arrest suspended

The federal government order, reviewed by HT, stated that senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer N Sanjay was suspended primarily based on an inquiry report from the state vigilance and enforcement division into his alleged acts of omission and fee throughout his stint because the director normal of AP State Catastrophe Response and Hearth Providers in 2003.

Sanjay, a 1996-batch IPS officer, has been requested to stay in Vijayawada and prohibited from leaving with out prior authorities approval, until the inquiry is accomplished, the order issued by chief secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad stated.

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In accordance with the order, throughout his tenure within the hearth companies division, the officer was allegedly discovered answerable for floating tenders for creation of an online portal and provide of {hardware}. He allegedly colluded with a personal agency to make funds, though the agency had accomplished solely 14% of the work.

“Sanjay made fee to the extent of ₹1.19 crore to the non-public agency, which reportedly spent solely ₹3.1 lakh on the workshop. This resulted within the embezzlement of roughly ₹1.15 crore in authorities funds,” the GO stated.

The order additional alleged that Sanjay had made funds to a Hyderabad-based agency to conduct a workshop on SC/ST consciousness, however the inquiry discovered there was no such firm in Hyderabad.

Sanjay was heading the CID that arrested Telugu Desam Get together (TDP) chief Naidu in September final 12 months in reference to the alleged ₹3,300 crore AP Talent Improvement Company (APSSDC) rip-off which reportedly occurred throughout his earlier stint because the Andhra chief minister.

Sanjay is the fourth senior IPS officer to face suspension after Naidu turned the CM following his TD-led NDA coming to energy in Andhra Pradesh this summer time.