AP suspends young IPS officer who took on senior

September 04, 2012 00:05

Andhra Pradesh government late Monday night placed a young IPS officer under suspension "in public interest" with immediate effect following a row he had with his senior officer.

Chief Secretary Minnie Mathew issued an order placing B Naveen Kumar, currently Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Rampachodavaram sub-division, under suspension based on an inquiry conducted by Eluru Range Deputy Inspector General of Police G Suryaprakasa Rao.

The 2008-batch officer went public with his allegations that East Godavari District Superintendent of Police Trivikram Varma, his immediate superior, was hand-in-glove with the ganja smuggling gangs. Naveen also alleged that Varma tried to "eliminate" him by causing an accident to his official jeep.

As the two IPS officers got into a public spar, Home Minister Sabita Reddy directed the Eluru DIG to conduct an inquiry.

Even as the DIG submitted his report to the government after recording the versions of the two warring officers, Naveen again went to the media alleging the hand of a DIG and a Director General of Police-rank officers in the ganja smuggling racket.

The government took serious note of Naveen's outbursts and, based on a letter submitted by DGP Dinesh Reddy, placed the ASP under suspension with immediate effect.

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