Bengaluru: Inspector Jagadish, attached to Chikkajala traffic police station has been suspended on charges of obstruction of justice.

The inspector was suspended on Tuesday for allegedly conspiring with the accused in an accident case.

On May 20, Bhavesh, an engineering student and son of textile merchant Dinesh, lost control of his car and rammed it into a two-wheeler. While pillion rider Ramachandra was killed, rider Manoj sustained severe injuries. Bhavesh fled the spot but police seized his car.

Chikkajala police later summoned Dinesh to the police station. He said his driver Teja had been behind the wheel at the time of the accident and promised to find him and bring him in. Two days later, Teja appeared in the police station and ‘confessed’ that he had driven the car on May 20. He was arrested.

However, when senior police officers heard of this, they interrogated Teja. He is said to have confessed that he was asked to surrender in lieu of some cash. Teja also said Dinesh had promised to get him out on bail soon. A senior officer told sources that an inquiry had ascertained that Jagadish had colluded with Dinesh.

A case has been registered against the inspector in this regard.