Soak pit cleaning: SHO suspended

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsStation House Officer of Bhommagondana Kere Narothamma Reddy has been suspended pending departmental inquiry over reports of making labourers remove human excreta from a soak pit of the police outpost.After Express reported the incident in its Wednesday’s edition, Superintendent of Police M N Nagaraj visited the spot and later told Express: “SHO of BG Kere Narothamma Reddy has been put under suspension and notice has been issued to PSI Kotturesh for his negligence.” During the visit Nagaraj, collected statements from the public and persons concerned with the incident. He said during the probe he got diverse views, while some said the incident had happened, others denied it. “Let a detailed inquiry be conducted to know the reality of the incident. It is a good message that we are not sparing anybody including the police,” Nagaraj said. “A detailed inquiry about the incident will be conducted by new ASP Shantharaju who will be assuming charge soon,” he added. Spot documentedAssistant Commissioner N M Nagaraj who visited the spot told Express, “Visual documentation of the spot has been conducted on the instructions of the deputy commissioner. We have collected sufficient information and a report has been submitted to deputy commissioner”. When asked about the observations, he said, “Signs of disposal of waste were noticed at the alleged place”. “Basavaraj and Ganganna — the labourers — who worked at the spot were interrogated in depth, who later agreed to the fact of removing silt from the pit, but negated the issue of removing the human excreta from the soak pit.” first published:August 30, 2012, 11:34 ISTlast updated:August 30, 2012, 11:34 IST
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Station House Officer of Bhommagondana Kere Narothamma Reddy has been suspended pending departmental inquiry over reports of making labourers remove human excreta from a soak pit of the police outpost.

After Express reported the incident in its Wednesday’s edition, Superintendent of Police M N Nagaraj visited the spot and later told Express: “SHO of BG Kere Narothamma Reddy has been put under suspension and notice has been issued to PSI Kotturesh for his negligence.

” During the visit Nagaraj, collected statements from the public and persons concerned with the incident.

He said during the probe he got diverse views, while some said the incident had happened, others denied it.

“Let a detailed inquiry be conducted to know the reality of the incident.

It is a good message that we are not sparing anybody including the police,” Nagaraj said.

“A detailed inquiry about the incident will be conducted by new ASP Shantharaju who will be assuming charge soon,” he added.

Spot documented

Assistant Commissioner N M Nagaraj who visited the spot told Express, “Visual documentation of the spot has been conducted on the instructions of the deputy commissioner.

We have collected sufficient information and a report has been submitted to deputy commissioner”.

When asked about the observations, he said, “Signs of disposal of waste were noticed at the alleged place”.

“Basavaraj and Ganganna — the labourers — who worked at the spot were interrogated in depth, who later agreed to the fact of removing silt from the pit, but negated the issue of removing the human excreta from the soak pit.

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