Strap: Failing to achieve target of disposing of cases
AGARTALA, Dec 7: Salaries of eight police personnel in Tripura’s Sepahijala district have been “held up” for failing to fulfill the target of disposing of cases, an official said on Thursday.
Five sub-inspectors (SIs) and three assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs), posted in the Bishalgarh police station, failed to achieve the target of disposing of cases over the last three months, prompting the action, he said.
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In an order, superintendent of police BJ Reddy said the salaries have “hereby kept as held up for negligence in case disposal and violating the order of the superiors consistently”.
They were given a target of 18 cases but they disposed of only three cases, he said.
Among these cases were murders, rapes and trafficking of drugs, officials said.
Sepahiajal, which shares a border with Bangladesh, reports a relatively higher number of crimes that include smuggling, and human and drug trafficking.
“Taking disciplinary action against any police personnel is normal but eight in a particular police station is rare,” Assistant Inspector General (AIG – Law and Order) Jyotishman Das Chowdhury said.
“The state police has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards crimes,” he said. (PTI)
