A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), who hit the headlines for his initiatives and as a social media influencer, was arrested on multiple charges of corruption and destroying evidence in Srinagar on September 21.
A police spokesman said a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by a Superintendent of Police, has been constituted to investigate the DSP’s case, “which has larger ramifications”.
DSP Sheikh Adil Mushtaq, posted with the 17th Indian Reserve Police, was arrested under FIR No. 149/2023 under Section 7, 7A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Sections 167, 193, 201, 210, 218, 221 of the Indian Penal Code.