Hyderabad, Nov. 26 -- A sub inspector working in the Amberpet police station is being investigated for misappropriating gold pertaining to a burglary case and selling his service pistol to some persons.

A 2020 batch sub inspector, Bhanu Prakash, worked as a detective sub inspector at Amberpet police station in the city. A few months ago, he recovered four tolas of gold from a burglar and the case pertains to his jurisdiction.

The property owner came to know the thief was arrested and asked the sub inspector to hand over the gold to them. Bhanu Prakash, the sub inspector, did not return the gold through the legal process and convinced the property owner that he would help get it back through the lok adalat.

Failing to get back the gold ...