The head of the Police Federation of England and Wales has been arrested on suspicion of corruption.<\/p>\n
Officers from the City of London police arrested Mukund Krishna and two other national board members.<\/p>\n
The arrests followed an investigation into allegations of financial wrongdoing at the PFEW, which represents 130,000 officers across the country.<\/p>\n
Krishna, a former management consultant, was appointed the PFEW\u2019s first chief executive in 2024 and is reported to be paid more than \u00a3320,000 a year.<\/p>\n
The Guardian understands that allegations were made to City of London police more than a year ago, with some disclosures from PFEW colleagues.<\/p>\n
DS James Halkett, of the City of London police domestic corruption unit, said a criminal investigation was being held into allegations of fraud made against \u201cthree individuals connected to the national PFEW\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 46-year-old man from Surrey, a 51-year-old man from Wales and a 55-year-old man from Bristol were all arrested on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position,\u201d Halkett added. \u201cThis is a complex and active investigation in which we are pursuing all lines of enquiry, and I would ask that anyone with further information related to our enquiries contact us via our major incident public portal.\u201d<\/p>\n
A PFEW spokesperson said: \u201cWe are aware that three individuals connected to the Police Federation have been arrested as part of an ongoing police investigation. This is a live matter and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage. The organisation is cooperating fully with the relevant authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n
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