Till now, postal stamps were usually released for great leaders, statesmen and monuments but the head post office at Bara Chauraha in Kanpur Nagar has released postal stamps featuring notorious dons Chhota Rajan and Munna Bajrangi of Purvanchal region.
With the issue coming to the notice of higher authorities, the postmaster general has suspended the postal assistant concerned and set up a probe against him.
The philately department at the head post office here is headed by Rajneesh Kumar who, on the applications received under the My Stamp Scheme, allowed the release of postal stamps.
Recently, 12 postal stamps worth Rs 5 each in the names of underworld dons Chhota Rajan and Munna Bajrangi of Purvanchal were released featuring their pictures and this has now become a problem for the department.
PMG, Kanpur Region, VK Verma said it was a departmental lapse and suspended philately department incharge Rajneesh Kumar.
He also served a show cause notice on all the employees of the department and directed them to minutely examine all the files relating to applications received under the My Stamp Scheme.
He also ordered a probe into the issue.