The Bihar government on Wednesday ordered a probe and cancelled the deputation to the CBI of Katihar Superintendent of Police after a video showed him firing several rounds in the air from his pistol at his farewell party.
The video, which has gone viral, showed Siddharth Mohan Jain, Katihar SP, a Bihar cadre 2006 batch IPS officer, shaking his legs to a Bollywood number from the movie Sholay being sung by the outgoing District Magistrate Mithilesh Mishra, and firing several rounds in the air from his service pistol at their farewell party held at the Golf Course on Tuesday night.
“The Katihar SP’s conduct is completely unacceptable... A probe into the incident too has been ordered,” said Additional Director General of Police, S.K. Singhal.
Meanwhile, in another video, Munger’s outgoing Superintendent of Police Ashish Bharti, too, was seen dancing with policemen and civilians on the road on a popular song at his farewell function. Similarly, a video of Vaishali SP Rakesh Kumar, who was transferred to Saharsha district, showed him celebrating his marriage anniversary while exchanging garlands with his wife at his farewell party celebration on April 30. The zonal Inspector Generals of police have been asked to probe the incidents and submit detailed reports.
