Palghar, Jun 25 (PTI) A police officer was suspended for dereliction of duty over incidents of mob looting in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Thursday.

As per an official release, Kelve police station in- charge Raju Narvade was placed under suspension for failing to register cases in two incidents of mob looting in the district.

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Over 100 persons had looted prawns worth Rs 80,000 from a fish farm at Tembhikodave village on June 16, the release stated.

When the owner of the farm had approached the police to lodge a complaint, Narvade asked him to submit an application instead and when a similar incident took place in Khardi last week, the officer again failed to register an offence, it was stated.

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Taking a serious note of the lapses and dereliction of duty, the officer was placed under suspension, it was stated.

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