#Haryana suspends senior police officers

The Haryana government on Thursday suspended senior IPS officer and former IGP Rohtak, Shrikant Jadhav, and two DSPs following allegations of omission and commission in containing the Jat reservation agitation and related violence in Rohtak.

The BJP-run State government, which has been under fire over “inept” handling of the Jat stir, appointed an ADGP-rank Nodal Investigation Officer for investigating the Jat agitation cases.

“Former Rohtak IG Shrikant Jadhav and two Rohtak DSPs Amit Dahiya and Amit Bhatia have been suspended with immediate effect,” Haryana’s Additional Chief Secretary (Home) P K Das said.

When asked on what charges they had been suspended, he said, “this is on the basis of allegations of omission and commission in containing agitation and related violence in Rohtak”.

Sanjay Kumar, IGP, Administration, Panchkula has been posted as IGP, Rohtak Range, Rohtak, against the vacancy. Veer Singh, ACP, Faridabad has been posted as DSP, Rohtak while Vivek Chaudhary, DSP, Mewat has been also been posted as DSP, Rohtak. — PTI