RI suspended on charge ofthreatening ASP in Chandauli

Varanasi: Reserve inspector (RI) Ravindra Singh was on Thursday suspended for allegedly threatening additional superintendent of police (Operations) Anil Kumar with casteist slur following an argument over an official matter in Chandauli on July 27.
IG Varanasi Range SK Bhagat, who investigated the charge levelled against the RI by the ASP, submitted his report to the DGP through ADG Varanasi Zone Brij Bhushan on Thursday.
Talking to TOI, the ADG said, “The IG has submitted his report after completing investigation in the episode of heated argument between the ASP (Operations) Chandauli Anil Kumar and RI Ravindra Kumar. The IG suspended the RI and also recommended departmental action against him. The IG’s investigation report in this episode has been forwarded to the DGP for further action.”
Even after submission of his investigation report, the IG camped in Chandauli and held a marathon meeting with SP Chandauli Amit Kumar and other senior officials from morning till late evening on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the ASP’s complaint letter, which he had sent to the DGP, ADG Varanasi zone besides chief minister and SC/ST commissions alleging that the said reserve inspector (RI) had threatened him with casteist remarks, had created sensation after it was also made viral on social media. Taking serious note of it, the ADG asked IG Varanasi range to investigate the matter.
The IG reached Chandauli on Wednesday morning and after recording the statements of the ASP, RI and other persons concerned completed his probe by late evening. During his investigation, the IG found that after the ASP (Operations) Chandauli detected irregularities in the records of police lines, a heated argument took place between him and the RI.
As the showdown took place in a closed room where only the ASP and RI were present and both levelled serious allegations against each other, the IG had to exercise hard in collecting details of the incident.
When contacted, the IG he said that on the basis of findings of his detailed investigations, the RI was suspended and department action was also ordered. “Other recommendations made in the report submitted to ADG are confidential,” he added.