A senior police officer, accused of employing his juniors as construction workers, was suspended by the Punjab Police on Friday.
Kulwinder Singh, PPS, Commandant of the 80th Battalion of PAP, Jalandhar Cantt was suspended by DGP Sumedh Singh Saini for misusing his official position by using police personnel and government vehicle of his Battalion for construction work at his farm house in Village Variana, Jalandhar.
Additional Director General of Police (Administration) MK Tiwari said information had been received at PAP headquarters, Jalandhar that manpower and government vehicles were being misused by Kulwinder Singh for construction of his private farm house since many days.
He said Additional DGP/ Armed Battalions deputed IPS officer Babu lal Meena, who visited the place of occurrence and found 11 police personnel and a canter of 80th Battalion, PAP at the site of construction of the farm house.
Meena brought the police personnel and vehicle back to the battalion headquarters and submitted a factual report to the ADGP/ Armed Battalions, who brought the same to the notice of DGP, Punjab.
Tiwari said the case of suspended Kulwinder Singh has also been sent to the Government for holding a regular departmental enquiry which could lead to dismissal from service. Earlier, senior IPS officeer S K Asthana was also suspended for misusing official manpower.