Police inspector, constable suspended on charges of taking money from a native doctor
A police inspector and a constable in India have been suspended following allegations of extortion against a local practitioner. The accused allegedly demanded monthly payments in exchange for not filing false cases.
Why it matters
The incident highlights issues of police corruption and the abuse of power within local law enforcement agencies.
A police inspector in Singampunari who allegedly demanded money from a native doctor, and a constable who allegedly received money from him, have been suspended from service.
Nedunchezhiyan, 45, a resident of Aathikadu near Nerkuppai in Sivaganga district, was treating bone fractures, arthritis and nerve weakness in Singampunari under the name “Puthurkattu Pandi”.
In January, acting on a complaint by the Joint Director of Medical Health Services alleging that he lacked proper educational credentials, the Singampunari police arrested Nedunchezhiyan and sealed the hospital.
Later, after coming out on bail, he built a temple in his grove under the name Sembhuvel Murugan and started giving treatment there.
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