Errant cop taken into custody

A constable, who had hoaxed the police department here by alleging loot of his carbine gun, was taken into custody, police said today.
Constable Vinod had complained to the police that some miscreants of Neemkhera village under Kotwali Dehat Police Station had looted his official carbine gun, SP (City) Rajesh Kumar said here.
According to the SP, Vinod was presently posted in Jhansi and is deployed in the security of Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Chandrapal Singh Yadav.
The police contingent rushed on his call to the village and found that Vinod was under the influence of alcohol and that his complaint was a lie, Kumar said.

According to the SP, the constable had a tiff with the villagers over some financial matter and this could be the reason behind his allegations against them.
The errant cop was released later on requests of his relatives after being issued a stern warning, Kumar added.