The cop was recently transferred to the city armed police’s first battalion before his suspension took effect November 9.
KOLKATA: A Kolkata Police inspector has been suspended for allegedly posting derogatory remarks against West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari and the state government on social media, news agency PTI reported, citing an order issued by the city police commissioner.
The order, issued by Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand, stated that his alleged remarks on a social media platform, indicating derogatory views about the West Bengal government, were “prejudicial in the interest of public service”. A senior Kolkata police officer said, “The matter is being examined, and an inquiry into his conduct is underway.”
Inspector Ekhlaque Ahmed, who was earlier in charge of the outpost at Medical College, Kolkata, under the Central Division, had recently been transferred to the first battalion of the city armed police.