4 Tripura cops arrested after CCTV catches them siphoning seized cough bottles
Four police personnel in Tripura have been arrested for allegedly siphoning off seized cough syrup bottles. The incident was captured on CCTV, revealing that they illegally removed 245 bottles from a consignment before it was officially documented. The officers have been suspended and face multiple criminal charges related to theft and breach of trust.
- ▪Four Tripura police personnel, including an inspector, were arrested for siphoning cough syrup bottles.
- ▪The officers were caught on CCTV removing 245 bottles from a seized consignment.
- ▪They have been suspended and face charges under various sections of the law.
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4 Tripura cops arrested after CCTV catches them siphoning seized cough bottlesPolice said that a patrol team of Teliamura police personnel had seized a vehicle carrying a consignment of cough syrup on May 20Updated on: May 25, 2026 5:10 PM ISTBy Priyanka Deb Barman, AGARTALAShare viaCopy link Four Tripura police personnel, including an inspector, have been arrested for allegedly siphoning off 245 cough syrup bottles from a contraband consignment that had been seized by the authorities, police said on Monday.(Unsplash)The four have been identified by the police as Inspector Ajit Debbarma, sub-inspectors Rajendra Reang and Sampa Das -- all of them attached to the Teliamura police station -- and assistant sub-inspector Sachindra Debbarma of the state police’s Special Branch.“They were…
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