Cops told to run 5km after they attend friend’s marriage sans nod

LUCKNOW: Three constables, who left the district without permission to attend marriage of their friend, have been asked to run five kilometers as punishment.

Lakshmi Narayan, Anil Yadav and Ashutosh Yadav had left Lucknow without permission to attend the marriage of their friend, another constable, in Varanasi on April 29.

The matter was investigated, and its report was submitted to DCP (east) Sanjiv Suman for action.

The officer on Thursday ordered the constables to run five kilometers on Friday in Police lines as punishment.