Seoni: A massive internal probe is underway in Seoni, where several police personnel, including suspended SDOP Pooja Pandey, face a possible FIR for allegedly misappropriating ₹1.45 crore in hawala money.
The scandal centers on the seizure of ₹3 crore cash being transported from Katni to Nagpur. While police logged part of the seizure, an astonishing ₹1.45 crore was allegedly pocketed and not recorded.
An Additional SP from Jabalpur is leading the investigation. Inspector General Pramod Verma confirmed contacting the Income Tax Department with details of the hawala money. The IG stressed that if the probe confirms any facts warranting criminal action, an FIR for “loot” will be immediately registered against the officers involved. So far, the SDOP, a Station In-charge, and ten other officers have been suspended.
