Shillong, Nov 6: Suspended police officer Gabriel K. Iangrai on Saturday was remanded to seven-day police custody by a city court.
As soon as Iangrai was declared fit to be released from the Civil Hospital Shillong the Special Investigation Team (SIT) took him to the court demanding for his custody.
Counsel for Iangrai, P. Yobin informed media persons that he had asked from the court to send him to judicial custody since he was unwell.
“In the interest of the case the court has given seven-day police custody. He will again be produced in the court on November 12,†the counsel said.
According to Yobin the court has also asked the investigating officer to ensure the safety of the police officer with regards to his health and also directed the SIT to send him for medical check-up every 48 hours.
Iangrai, was arrested on November 2 for allegedly misappropriating government funds.
He was taken to the Shillong Civil hospital for check-up and thereafter admitted in the Under Trial Prisoner cell.
Iangrai was arrested for allegedly misappropriating funds earmarked for construction of National Emergency Response System (NERS) Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) facility at Sadar Police Station Complex here.
State Criminal Investigation Department has registered a case against the Meghalaya Police Service (MPS) officer under Prevention of Corruption Act besides various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The embezzlement of public funds worth over Rs. 35 lakhs by Iangrai was unearthed during an inquiry conducted by a four-member team led by Deputy Inspector-General (Eastern Range) Davis Nestell R Marak to probe into the construction of the NERS- PSAP facility.
He kept some of the fund into his personal custody and submitted a falsified utilisation certificate of the project to the government.