Two cops suspended for indiscipline

GANGTOK, 14 Sept: Two personnel of the Sikkim Police have been suspended on charges of indiscipline. In fact, in what may come as a shocker to the general public, two groups, one from the Sadar thana and the other from the Reserve Lines, were involved in a distasteful clash last week.
What is more disturbing is that the aggression continued the following day and as informed, several of those involved had to also be taken to the STNM Hospital for medical treatment. There are also murmurs of a senior ranked police officer being involved.
The two suspended police personnel include a Home Guard from the Sadar police station and a Constable from the Reserve Lines. While confirming their suspension DIG (Range), V Vinayak refused to divulge the names of the police personnel.
However he stated that the Sikkim Police and those in authority were taking a very serious view of the incident. “There is an enquiry underway and strict action will be taken against those who are found to have been involved in the incident”, stated the DIG.
It is informed that around Thursday last week, a Home Guard from the Sadar police station on night patrol duty was roughed up by personnel from the Reserve Lines at the over-bridge at Titanic park, Gangtok late in the night. The personnel from the Reserve Lines are alleged to have been creating a scene when the Home Guard intervened. Allegedly, they then set upon the Home Guard.
Unconfirmed reports also suggest that later the Home Guard and another personnel from the Sadar was called to the police headquarters and there in the chamber of a senior officer, were again attacked. However the DIG, Range denied the involvement of any senior level police official; he also refused to confirm the sequence of events and the number of police personnel involved.