New Delhi, June 18 -- Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute two Delhi Police officials in connection with an embezzlement case, according to a statement on Wednesday.

Saxena has granted approval under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr. PC), 1973, to initiate prosecution against Head Constable (Exe.) Rakesh Sharma and Constable (Exe.) Khushi Ram of the Delhi Police.

The policemen -- a head constable and a constable -- were booked by Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing in 2018 for committing embezzlement, forgery, among other offences under various provisions of the IPC and the Information Technology Act, the statement said.

Furthermore, the possibility of disciplinary action against the...