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Police Commissioner Suspends Officials Over Viral Video of Gangster Being Served Mutton Biryani

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City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar suspended an assistant inspector and four constables after a video of gangster Gajanan alias Gaja Marne being served mutton biryani in a police van went viral on social media. The video shows the constables serving biryani to Marne while being shifted from Yerawada central prison to Sangli district jail on March 3. The incident occurred after police had arrested Marne and his gang members on February 24 in connection with an assault on a software engineer during Shiv Jayanti celebrations on February 19.

Key Takeaways:

  • An assistant inspector and four constables were suspended by police commissioner Amitesh Kumar for serving mutton biryani to gangster Gajanan alias Gaja Marne in a police van while being shifted to Sangli district jail on March 3.
  • The incident came to light after a video of the constables serving biryani to Marne went viral on social media.
  • Police had arrested Marne and his gang members on February 24 in connection with an assault on a software engineer during Shiv Jayanti celebrations on February 19.
  • The police had invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) provisions against Marne, and he was lodged in the Yerawada jail.
  • Kumar said it was decided to shift Marne to the Sangli jail to avert any trouble to him and avert provision of any special treatment to him in prison.
  • A high-end luxury car was allegedly following the police van when the team was shifting Marne to Sangli.

Statistics:

  • 1 assistant inspector and 4 constables were suspended by police commissioner Amitesh Kumar.
  • March 3: The day Marne was shifted to Sangli district jail and the viral video of constables serving biryani to him was recorded.
  • February 24: Date of arrest of Marne and his gang members in connection with an assault on a software engineer.
  • February 19: Date of assault on software engineer during Shiv Jayanti celebrations.

Sources:

  • Kumar, Amitesh. "Order to Suspend Officials." Unspecified source, cited in Times of India, 7 Mar. 2023.
  • Times of India. "Police Commissioner Suspends Officials Over Viral Video of Gangster Being Served Mutton Biryani," 7 Mar. 2023, .

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