New Delhi (07.04.2022): The Government has informed that a total of 22 IPS officers have been charged under various sections during the last five years for their involvement in criminal activities. Responding to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha on the number of IPS officers against whom cases have been registered under various sections during the last five years, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed that criminal cases have been registered against 22 IPS officers under various sections from 2017 till March 30, 2022. One IPS officer from UP has been declared a fugitive. However, as per the data available with the National Crime Record Bureau (up to year 2020), the number of charge-sheeted cases has declined during the period from 2018 to 2020, he added.
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22 IPS officers charged with criminal cases
By IndianMandarins - 2022-04-07 11:28:00
New Delhi (07.04.2022): The Government has informed that a total of 22 IPS officers have been charged under various sections during the last five years for their involvement in criminal activities.
Responding to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha on the number of IPS officers against whom cases have been registered under various sections during the last five years, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed that criminal cases have been registered against 22 IPS officers under various sections from 2017 till March 30, 2022. One IPS officer from UP has been declared a fugitive.
However, as per the data available with the National Crime Record Bureau (up to year 2020), the number of charge-sheeted cases has declined during the period from 2018 to 2020, he added.
