<p>A head constable has been suspended for his alleged involvement in a dacoity case reported in October. </p>.<p>Syed Samiulla, posted at the Shivajinagar police station, was placed under suspension by Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) S D Sharanappa based on a report from Whitefield deputy commissioner of police regarding his misconduct and alleged connivance with suspects in the dacoity case, Sharanappa said, adding that Samiulla’s role is under investigation. </p>.<p>A senior officer from the Whitefield police division said the dacoity took place in the late night of October 29. A four-member gang barged into the sheds of labourers in Sorahunase near Varthur. </p>.<p>Mohammed Aslam, who resides in the shed, said in his complaint that the gang demanded monthly hafta to allow them to stay in the shed. They assaulted a few residents and snatched their mobile phones. Before leaving the place, they asked the residents to collect the money and keep it ready the next day. </p>.<p>Whitefield police have already arrested four people in the case. The arrested people have claimed that Samiulla had sent them to collect money from the labourers in the shed. A senior officer said: “The residents claimed that they hail from the Northeast, but we’re verifying if they’re from Bangladesh.”</p>.<p>The officer further said that Samiulla and the gang demanded money from the labourers, alleging that they are from Bangladesh. </p>
<p>A head constable has been suspended for his alleged involvement in a dacoity case reported in October. </p>.<p>Syed Samiulla, posted at the Shivajinagar police station, was placed under suspension by Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) S D Sharanappa based on a report from Whitefield deputy commissioner of police regarding his misconduct and alleged connivance with suspects in the dacoity case, Sharanappa said, adding that Samiulla’s role is under investigation. </p>.<p>A senior officer from the Whitefield police division said the dacoity took place in the late night of October 29. A four-member gang barged into the sheds of labourers in Sorahunase near Varthur. </p>.<p>Mohammed Aslam, who resides in the shed, said in his complaint that the gang demanded monthly hafta to allow them to stay in the shed. They assaulted a few residents and snatched their mobile phones. Before leaving the place, they asked the residents to collect the money and keep it ready the next day. </p>.<p>Whitefield police have already arrested four people in the case. The arrested people have claimed that Samiulla had sent them to collect money from the labourers in the shed. A senior officer said: “The residents claimed that they hail from the Northeast, but we’re verifying if they’re from Bangladesh.”</p>.<p>The officer further said that Samiulla and the gang demanded money from the labourers, alleging that they are from Bangladesh. </p>
