JAIPUR/ALWAR: Seven cops in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi have been suspended for allegedly monitoring the situation of their very own lady SP for a month with out authorisation.
The cops from the cyber cell used SP Jyeshtha Maitreyi’s cellular quantity to observe her location and actions. Sources mentioned the SP obtained confidential details about this on Oct 6. She did her personal investigation and confirmed the monitoring earlier than suspending the cops Monday and reporting the matter to state police headquarters.
The suspended officers embrace sub-inspector (SI) Shravan Joshi, in control of the cyber cell, head constable Avneesh Kumar, and constables Rahul, Satish, Deepak, Bhim and Rohitash. They reportedly used cyber sources to hint the SP’s actions.
State police chief UR Sahoo mentioned he had sought a report from senior vary officers on the matter. Jaipur Vary IG Ajay Pal Lamba referred to as such actions “very unlucky” whereas expressing shock about why the cops had been monitoring the SP by means of her personal district’s cyber cell. “For now, the policemen have been suspended, but when any legal intent behind monitoring the situation is revealed, we are going to lodge an FIR and take additional motion,” Lamba instructed TOI.
Maitreyi expressed disappointment. “I by no means anticipated that officers and employees from my very own division would disappoint me on this means. I had no thought they have been tracing my location by means of my telephone and monitoring my actions,” she mentioned.