Constable suspended for doing his duty

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Constable suspended for doing his duty
Kumar Shakti Shekhar
Saturday, January 17, 2009, (Bhopal)


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Sometimes performing your duty efficiently can prove costly!Kudrat Ali, a police constable in Bhopal found himself in the line of fire for doing his job when he stopped the chief secretary's car from taking the route which had been blocked for the Chief Minister's security. His reward was a suspension letter.The chief secretary's gunmen threatened him but the constable stood his ground, pointing out that the car did not have a red beacon and in any case, the chief minister had almost reached the spot.When the constable returned to his police station at the end of the day, he was handed his suspension letter."I obeyed the orders of the senior officials and control room and efficiently carried out the responsibility of VIP security. I have not committed any mistake," said Kudrat.Sources told NDTV that after the incident, the chief secretary summoned the DGP and Bhopal SP and asked them to take action against the constable, following which Kudrat was suspended immediately.Neither the SP nor anyone in the police department wants to comment. However, the chief secretary, who is in Delhi, spoke on telephone."I have brought the matter to the notice of the Bhopal SP. He is taking further action," said the chief secretary.Kudrat, who has a wife and five children to take care of, will now have to manage on only half his salary.When the information was brought to the notice of the Madhya Pradesh government, this is what they had to say."I will speak with the SP and the constable to apprise myself of the incident. I will find a way out so that no harm is done to the constable," said Jagdish Deora, Home Minister, Madhya Pradesh.The policemen were not willing to speak on camera because the matter pertains to the chief secretary, but the incident has surely demoralised the police force.