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Facing the menace of wide permission by bureaucrats, the Jammu and Kashmir medication connected Friday (November 14, 2025) suspended an serviceman of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) fertile for allegedly thrashing an serviceman connected duty.
In an order, the medication headed by the Lieutenant-Governor, which controls the J&K Police, suspended Sunil Singh, serving arsenic the Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, “pending an inquiry”.
The bid said the suspension was initiated nether Rule 31(1) of the J&K Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1956. “During the play of suspension, DSP Sunil Singh shall stay attached with the Police Headquarters, J&K,” it added.
On November 10, according to a missive by the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers to the L-G administration, the constabulary serviceman on with his idiosyncratic information officers, allegedly “assaulted, abused, and unlawfully detained Azhar Khan, a JKAS officer.” The JKAS serviceman serves arsenic Block Development Officer, Nagrota, and arsenic Nodal Officer (Transport) for Assembly Constituency 77 – Nagrota. Another official, Abbas Ali, was besides reportedly assaulted during the episode, the officers alleged.
In a uncommon step, the JKAS officers threatened “mass casual permission successful protestation against the alleged battle and harassment of the officer”. It alleged that Mr. Khan was allegedly manhandled and aboriginal booked successful a “false and fabricated FIR.”
“The incidental has severely shaken the morale of officers engaged successful important predetermination responsibilities. Such behaviour undermines the dignity and information of civilian officers performing statutory duties and raises superior concerns astir organization protection. In solidarity with their colleague, the officers person resolved to proceed connected wide casual permission with contiguous effect until strict enactment is taken against the “erring officer(s)” and mechanisms are enactment successful spot to forestall recurrence,” the missive said.
