Taking a stern view of a “revolt†like situation and violence by the trainee constables and new recruits, the Government has dismissed 175 cops from the service, including 167 new recruits, 23 policemen suspended and many more transferred.
The action was taken on the report of the Patna Inspector General of Police Nayyar Hasnain Khan who conducted a detailed probe in the Friday incident when the cops went on a rampage, assaulted senior official and ransacked police line and its quarters. They were protesting over the death of a trainee constable Savita Pathak due to dengue.
Khan said the involvement of the dismissed and suspended constables was found in the violence. He said 23 police personnel have been suspended for dereliction of duty. He also ordered for transfer of 93 personnel from Patna zone who were posted in Patna for over ten years. Action against the DSP Maslehuddin Ahmad, who was assaulted and his quart burgled in the attack, and one inspector rank official has also been recommended. Ahmad is posted in police line for years.
The agitating cops had alleged that Savita was sick and was not granted leave. However, the inquiry revealed that she had been granted leave in September and October for three days each. But recently she had not applied for leave. However, four traffic police personnel have been suspended who were responsible for granting leave to new recruits. They have been charged for not informing about the illness of Savita to the senior officials.
This was the first time that such a revolt and violence by men and women in khaki happened in Bihar. Also this is the first time that dismissal and suspension of police personnel on such a large scale has been ordered.
