Kochi: A trainee cop was arrested and terminated from service for using Rs 7 lakh collected for buying and stitching uniforms for trainees on an online betting game. A police team from Peroorkada in Thiruvananthapuram arrested Sambhu R Krishnan who was a trainee in the Special Armed Police (SAP).Shambhu, who was booked under section 318 (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, was arrested late Monday night.Shambhu, who was a member of the uniform committee, allegedly collected over ₹7,18,320 from several trainees to deposit it in the accounts of the police dry canteen for buying uniform materials, and of the society which stitches the uniforms.
Trainee cop fired for fraud
