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Ghaziabad SSP asked to file affidavit
THE ALLAHABAD High Court has directed the Ghaziabad senior superintendent of police to file a personal affidavit on a writ petition by a sub-inspector of Ghaziabad.
THE ALLAHABAD High Court has directed the Ghaziabad senior superintendent of police to file a personal affidavit on a writ petition by a sub-inspector of Ghaziabad.
Sub-inspector Mahabir Prasad Dixit has challenged departmental proceedings initiated against him following ‘Operation Yamraj’, a sting operation by a TV channel.
In Operation Yamraj, five policemen of Ghaziabad, including the petitioner, were shown taking money for killing some persons.
Passing this order, Justice VK Shukla observed, “Confidence of the public has to be reposed and prima facie such type of elements in police force cannot be permitted to be retained, in case their conduct is such as is reflected on the screen, till they clear themselves of the charges.”
The court directed to list this case on October 31, 2006 for further hearing.
The court heard the petitioner’s counsel Vijay Gautam and the State counsel.
The court said five policemen of Ghaziabad, including the petitioner, were shown indulging in activities not befitting their continuance in the UP police force.
An FIR has also been lodged against them at Kavi Nagar police in Ghaziabad under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
