Haryana cop suspended for faking grandmother’s death to take leave for family vacation
A Haryana police officer was suspended for falsely claiming his grandmother's death to take leave for a family vacation, revealing a misconduct inquiry.
Gurugram: A Haryana police officer has been placed under suspension for allegedly furnishing false information about his grandmother’s death to avail 11-day leave and using it for a family vacation, an officer said on Friday.
Officials said that during the inquiry, police found multiple photos of him and his family on an outstation vacation between June 8 and June 19 posted on social media. (Representative photo)
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He was posted at the Sadar Tauru police station in Nuh and was working as an assistant sub-inspector. The suspension order was issued by Nuh Superintendent of Police Arpit Jain. The officer said the ASI proceeded on leave on June 8 but was asked to rejoin on June 9.
“The ASI had switched off his mobile phone. After he reported to duty on June 19, a show-cause notice was served. He replied that he was occupied with the last rites of his grandmother and later changed his reason, saying that he had fallen ill,” he said.
Officials said that during the inquiry, police found multiple photos of him and his family on an outstation vacation between June 8 and June 19 posted on social media.
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Krishan Kumar, public relations officer of Nuh police, said it was also found that the person who died was not the ASI’s grandmother but a distant relative. “Nuh police will conduct the inquiry and submit a report within 30 days,” he said.
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Krishan Kumar, public relations officer of Nuh police, said it was also found that the person who died was not the ASI’s grandmother but a distant relative. “Nuh police will conduct the inquiry and submit a report within 30 days,” he said.
Debashish Karmakar is a principal correspondent with the Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. He has a vast journalistic experience of almost 14 years of covering crime, court, power, transport, administration, weather and other beats while working across various organisations. He has been covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Palwal and other districts of southern Haryana for more than four and a half years. He has produced several breaking and exclusive stories while reporting from the ground where he maintains a strong presence on a daily basis. He writes news articles which are hard-hitting and accurate. With his strong bureaucratic sources, he frequently writes stories to expose the failure of the system forcing authorities to take necessary course-corrective steps. Besides crime, important convictions and court orders, he also writes on human-angle stories, on power issues and challenges faced by the residents on a daily basis in Gurugram and neighbouring areas. In the past, he worked for media houses like The Times of India, where he extensively reported on important government matters and daily proceedings at the Patna High Court. He has also worked in the electronic media and had done ground coverage on the Kedarnath deluge that wrecked Uttarakhand in 2013.
