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Police officials unhappy over non-disposal of proceedings

CUTTACK: It’s not that mid-rung police officials in the State are only overburdened or fatigued due to workload, but many of them are demoralised for their promotional avenues have stopped as they are facing never-ending disciplinary proceedings initiated against them on flimsy grounds.

According to reliable sources, at least 150 officers in the rank of sub-inspector and over 100 inspectors in the Police Department are now facing charges of misconduct for violation of Orissa Government Servant Conduct Rules-1959.

What is appalling that in many such cases, the charge memos are either not filed or the enquiries are not leading to any logical conclusion thereby depriving promotional benefits to the unfortunate officials.

“Many such officers have retired in the meantime without availing due promotions while several disheartened lots are waiting for their superannuation knowing that they would retire in the same rank”, said an office-bearer of Orissa Police Association (OPA).

The officers facing such dilemmas are passing through severe mental agony and are not in a position to perform their duties properly , the police leader said.

A retired police official pointed out that while he was in-charge of a police station, he disposed of some unclaimed seized vehicles following an order of auction from the local SDJM court. “But I was charged of committing gross misconduct and dereliction of duty.

My promotional avenues were stalled and I retired after working in the same rank for over 10 years”, the retired officer said.

Surprisingly for the same charge, another official, who was in-charge of the malkhana of the police station during the same period, was also implicated and he too is still continuing to face the magic; serving in the same rank for the past 10 years.

“How can two officials face similar charge for the same offence”, the officer questioned saying that it was not his responsibility to observe the basic procedure of auction sale as he was simply obeying the orders of his superior.

Requesting to recall the charge-sheet framed against him and to drop the disciplinary proceeding thereof, the officer presently working in Crime Branch Department has made several petitions to the DGP, Home Secretary, Chief Minister and to the Governor but to no avail.

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