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Opens the app if installed, or Google Play to download it.A Kolkata Police inspector has been suspended over allegedly derogatory remarks about West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and the state government, according to media reports.
The officer, Ekhlaque Ahmed, allegedly made the comments in a WhatsApp group. Screenshots of the messages were subsequently circulated on social media, NDTV reported.
Ahmed reportedly referred to Adhikari as a “merchant of death”. He also allegedly made communal remarks during a discussion about air pollution caused by firecrackers lit during Diwali, the broadcaster reported.
The suspension took effect on Monday. The order stated that allowing Ahmed to continue in service while an inquiry into his conduct was pending would be “prejudicial in the interest of public service”.
During the suspension, Ahmed will be entitled to half his basic salary and applicable allowances. He has also been directed to surrender government-issued equipment to the Kolkata Police’s Central Division.
The action follows an internal inquiry into the officer’s alleged conduct.
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