Shimla: FIR lodged against former DGP, 9 police officers in Constable dismissal case
Babushahi Bureau
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), September 24, 2024: An FIR has been registered against 10 police officers including former DGP Sanjay Kundu, two retired police officers and three SPs in a case of the dismissal of a constable in Himachal Pradesh.
According to the information, this action has been taken on the instructions of IG South Range. A case has been registered against the accused under section 3 (1) (P) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act 1989.
It is worth noting that Meena Negi, wife of dismissed constable Dharmsukh Negi, a resident of Kinnaur, has alleged in the FIR that her husband was dismissed from the job by senior police officials on false charges. He was harassed mentally, socially and financially. This matter is related to the tenure of the former BJP government. Meena Negi had informed about this harassment by giving a complaint letter to the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary and Home Secretary in November 2023, but no action was taken on it.
In her complaint, Meena Negi said that her husband was removed from service on 9 July 2020 after a departmental inquiry on the basis of fabricated allegations, while his service period was 8 years left.
Apart from this, the recovery of outstanding rent of the government accommodation allotted to her husband, his gratuity and other retirement benefits have also been stopped. Due to which his family is facing severe financial crisis.