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Mattoo case: Two ACPs suspended

New Delhi, December 31
Two senior officials of the Delhi Police have been suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the Priyadarshini Mattoo case. Surinder Sharma and Vijay Kumar Manchanda, the Assistant Commissioners of the Delhi Armed Police and the Vigilance Wing respectively, were placed under suspension yesterday for not taking appropriate action on complaints filed by Mattoo, Police Commissioner K.K. Paul said today.

Sharma was the Station House Officer of the Vasant Kunj police station while Manchanda was the in charge of the R.K. Puram station during 1999,when Mattoo was raped and murdered by Santosh Kumar Singh. — PTI