The Panjagutta police took the now suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) into custody on late Tuesday night. He was booked for tampering with evidence, breach of trust, and other criminal offences during his stint in the crime records bureau of SIB
D. Praneeth Kumar alias Praneeth Rao, who was working in the District Crime Records Bureau (DCRB) of the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB), was earlier booked for criminal breach of trust, criminal trespass, tampering with evidence, and criminal conspiracy.
Sources from the police confirmed that he was arrested from his residence in Srinagar Colony of Rajanna-Sircilla district late Tuesday night. “He was brought to the Panjagutta Police Station and his statement was recorded. His phone is seized and sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL),” said the officials. He will be questioned about the contents of the destroyed hard disks.
