A sub-inspector of police in Odisha’s Bhadrak district was placed under suspension for sending a youth to investigate a case on his behalf, an officer said.

Bhadrak SP Manoj Rout suspended SI Kartik Jena of Bhadrak Rural Police Station Friday for allowing a civilian to impersonate as a police officer and investigate a case.

The suspended officer was relieved of his duties immediately following the order. The civilian involved in the impersonation, identified as Piyush Ranjan Panda from the Dhusuri area of Dhamnagar block, has also been arrested.

According to sources, Piyush had been informally assisting Jena with computer-related tasks and other activities at the police station in recent days.

On Thursday, instead of personally visiting Rasikabaga village in Kalei panchayat to investig

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