Bihar govt sacks 175 constables for violence over death of colleague

November 05, 2018 09:54

As many as 175 police constables, many of them women, have been dismissed from service for indulging in large-scale vandalism and violence in Patna on Friday, following the death of a female colleague, a top police official said.

Inspector General of Police, Patna Zone, Naiyar Hasnain Khan said Sunday the dismissed constables included 167 trainees.

Khan, who had been entrusted with the investigation and taking departmental action against those indulging in the indiscipline, said 23 others posted at the police line here were also suspended.

"Nearly half of the dismissed trainee constables are women. The suspended personnel include a head constable and two others who had the responsibility of assigning duties to trainees," the IGP said.

The police personnel were dismissed and suspended after getting Khan's approval, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Manu Maharaj said.

Policewoman Savita Pathak (22) died at a private hospital Friday morning, a day after she had to be taken off duty due to a serious stomach pain.

Blaming the seniors for putting Pathak on duty despite ill health, trainee constables went on a rampage, vandalising the entire police line and overturning vehicles of officials on the streets on Friday.

It had taken hours to bring the situation under control with top officials supervising the operations in full riot gear.

The police authorities had said the death appeared to have been caused by dengue. However, the hospital later clarified that the dengue test had not been conducted on her, but she was suffering from some form of viral infection.

Khan said, "During investigation, we found that Pathak was indeed ill and she had been on medical leave in October for three days. In such a situation, she should not have been asked to report to duty."

The IGP added that he had also recommended action against the medical officer of the Police Hospital for his failure to take proper stock of the deceased constable's health and give appropriate advice and treatment, which might have saved her life. -- PTI

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