By Dheeraj Fartode Shocking allegations of misconduct have emerged against a police officer in Nagpur City Police. The officer is accused of abusive and degrading behaviour, particularly targeting accused in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Sources claim that the senior officer arrives at the police station and calls the accused into a separate room, where the officer not only hurls abuse at the accused but also spits at their face. Later, the officer allegedly kicks the accused in the private parts. In some incidents, when a couple approached a police station in Nagpur to file a complaint following a domestic dispute, the police sent a proposal for preventive action to the officer. However, instead of handling the matter professionally, the officer allegedly made the man sit down, then kicked him in the private parts and leave him in pain and humiliation. The behaviour of the high ranked official have raised questions about the professionalism of law enforcemen...
By Dheeraj Fartode
Democratic Front government is deliberating on major changes in the top echelons of Maharashtra Police, that includes filling-up of vacancies by way of promotions from Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) to Director General of Police (DGP). Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) has cleared the promotion list and same is at Mantralay awaiting clearance from coalition partners, said the top officials.The ball would be set rolling as and when Mumbai’s Commissioner of Police, Dr. Satyapal Singh, who belongs to 1980 batch of Indian Police Service (IPS) is elevated. Right now the post of DG (Home Guards) is vacant but sources said as Dr. Singh’s is yet to complete a year he is not very eager to move-up in rank though he is due for promotion ever since DGP (Home Guards) Sridevi Goyal superannuated.
To succeed Dr. Singh, there are two strong contenders and they are Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Javed Ahmed, currently working in Mumbai Police Commissionerate, and the other name is that of Thane Commissioner of Police K P Raghuwanshi. Two other names are also being discussed in police circle that of ADG (Traffic) V R Kamble and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Rakesh Maria.
Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjeev Dayal told ‘The Hitavada’ that Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) have sanctioned promotions of senior officers in their meeting held last month and we are waiting for approval of State Government.
Sources informed that three ADGP’s posts including ADG (Administration), ADG (Anti-Corruption Bureau) and ADG (Railways) are vacant for past one year. IPS’s 1987 batch officers including Spl. Inspector General (IGP) Coastal Security S N Pandey, Spl. IGP Crime (East and West) CID D Kanakratnam are tipped to get promoted as ADG. DIG (Passport) Vikram Choubey and DIG Amitesh Kumar (Additional CP ATS) names have been cleared for promotion as Special Inspector General of Police (IGP).
There are strong possibilities of promotion to DIG of 1999 IPS batch officers Deepak Pandey (SP Ratnagiri), Kiran Shelar (Mumbai Commissionerate), Nanded SP Vitthal Jadhav, P S Patankar.
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