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Andhra Pradesh govt places senior IPS officer under suspension

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The Andhra Pradesh government late on Saturday night placed Director General of Police-rank IPS officer A B Venkateswara Rao under suspension for allegedly “endangering” national security through his “acts of treason” when he was state Intelligence chief during the previous regime.

Chief Secretary Nilam Sawhney issued an order placing Rao under suspension based on a report submitted by Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) Gautam Sawang, alleging “serious misconduct” in the process of procurement of security equipment.

Rao, who belongs to the 1989 batch, was removed as the Intelligence chief after the Y S Jaganmohan Reddy government assumed office on May 30 last year. Ever since, he has not been given a posting.