Meerut, UP: Two police personnel, including a sub-inspector and a home guard, have been suspended after allegedly dumping an unidentified body in a different area during the night, officials said on Friday.

CCTV footage revealed the incident, according to the police. Cameras at Shastri Nagar L-Block crossing captured two officers arriving on a motorcycle around 1.50 am and placing the body, which had been transported in an e-rickshaw, outside a shop before leaving the scene.

Locals found the body in the morning and alerted the police. A team from Lohia Nagar police station recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem.

Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada said, “A preliminary probe revealed that Constable Rajesh and Home Guard Rohtas brought and placed the body in the L-Block area using an e-rickshaw.”

Following the probe, Constable Rajesh, Home Guard Rohtas, and L-Block outpost in-charge Sub-Inspector Jitendra were suspended with immediate effect.

The case is now being investigated by Superintendent of Police (City) Ayush Vikram Singh.