Three Bihar Police Personnel Suspended After Video of Counting Cash in Vehicle Goes Viral

The action was taken after a video went viral on social media showing a female police officer, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sonal Kumari, sitting inside a police patrol vehicle and counting a stack of cash while on duty.

The key details of the incident include:

• The Location: The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of the Araria Sangram police station in the Madhubani district of Bihar.
• Who was Suspended: Madhubani Superintendent of Police (SP) ordered the immediate suspension of three personnel: ASI Sonal Kumari (the one seen counting the money) and two constables, Soundarya Rai and Gautam Kumar, who were also present in the vehicle at the time.
• The Background: A departmental investigation supervised by the Jhanjharpur Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) revealed that the video was roughly two months old.

While senior officials noted that the behavior was highly suspicious and severely damaged the public image of the police force, the official statements did not immediately clarify where the cash came from or what its purpose was. Formal disciplinary proceedings are ongoing.