Over 120 Bengaluru police personnel suspended in 10 months
raising concerns over the force’s credibility
Bengaluru: Tasked with ensuring public safety and enforcing the law, the Bengaluru City Police is facing a crisis of credibility as a growing number of officers are being implicated in criminal activities. In the past ten months, 124 police personnel have reportedly been suspended for alleged involvement in offences ranging from robbery and corruption to drug peddling and dereliction of duty.
According to data shared by the police and cited by The New Indian Express on Monday, the suspended personnel include 10 inspectors, 16 sub-inspectors, 16 assistant sub-inspectors, 41 head constables, and 41 constables.
City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh stated that strict action is being taken against officers found involved in criminal activities or showing negligence. He added that all joint commissioners and deputy commissioners of police have been instructed to hold meetings in their divisions to ensure officers are aware of departmental rules.
“Criminal activities break the discipline of the force and affect public trust. The police department is one of the largest in the state with significant manpower. If anyone fails to follow discipline, action will be initiated,” TNIE quoted him as saying.
A senior IPS officer explained that whenever police personnel are found involved in misconduct or criminal activity, a departmental enquiry (DE) is initiated.
“If they are involved in a criminal activity, an FIR is registered in addition to DE. A higher-ranked officer conducts the probe, depending on the rank of the accused officer. Based on the gravity of the offence, punishment varies, from dismissal or discharge from service to reduction of increment or compulsory leave and others,” TNIE quoted him as saying.
He added that around 90% of suspensions are due to dereliction of duty, which includes failing to follow departmental discipline. Corruption or criminal activities, he noted, often stem from poor supervision and financial pressures.
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Prasidh, Kuldeep limit South Africa to 270 after De Kock's hundred
Visakhapatnam (PTI): India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton de Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI, here Saturday.
India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. They had little hesitation in inserting the Proteas into bat, a clear indication of dew factor dominating the thought.
After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8x4, 6x4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.
De Kock was severe on Prasidh (4/66), who erred on length continuously in his first spell (2-0-27-0). The left-hander biffed the pacer for 6, 6, 4 in his second over to milk 18 runs.
The 32-year-old quickly pounced on anything that was short, and pacers Prasidh and Harshit offered him plenty of feed on his pet areas.
Bavuma was more sedate, and made runs through those typical dabs and jabs, occasionally unfurling a drive of elan.
De Kock moved to fifty in 42 balls, and never let the tempo down reaching his hundred in 79 balls.
India found temporary relief when Ravindra Jadeja induced a false slash from Bavuma to get caught by Virat Kohli at point.
The tourists got another move on through a 54-run partnership between De Kock and Matthew Breetzkle for the third wicket, and at 168 for two in 28 overs they were in a good position to press on.
But Breetzke's punishment of part-time spinner Tilak Varma forced a rethink in the Indian camp, as skipper KL Rahul brought back Prasidh for a second spell.
What a masterstroke it turned out to be! The Karnataka man broke the back of South Africa’s top and middle order in an exceptional second spell (4-0-11-3).
Breetzke was the first man to go, trapped plumb in front with a straight one and four balls later Aiden Markram uppishly chipped a fuller delivery to Kohli at short covers.
Prasidh soon castled De Kock, whose ugly cross-batted swipe failed to connect a full length delivery from the pacer.
All of a sudden, SA found themselves at a shaky 199 for five, losing three wickets in the space of three overs.
Once Prasidh was done away with the top and middle-order, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (4/41) took over and mopped up the tail as SA fell short of even a par total on this track.
