Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal and a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Indira Mukherjee have landed in trouble for allegedly maligning the office of West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has initiated disciplinary action against the commissioners for “promoting and spreading canards”.
“The Union Home Ministry has initiated disciplinary action against IPS officers based on a detailed report submitted by Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose,” the Raj Bhavan official told the media.
The governor, reportedly, submitted a report alleging that the commissioners were functioning in a manner which is completely ‘unbecoming of a public servant’.
“These IPS officers through their acts have not only tarnished the office of the Governor but also functioned in a manner which is completely unbecoming of a public servant. They have conveniently chosen to ignore the Conduct Rules,” the governor added.
In his report submitted to Union home minister Amit Shah last month, the governor alleged that Kolkata Police officers did not allow victims of post-poll violence to meet him despite him issuing the requisite permission, the media report added.
The copies of the letter were sent to the state government on July 4, the official added.
The governor has also accused other police officers, posted at the Raj Bhavan, of promoting and encouraging concocted allegations by a woman employee during April-May 2024, the official added.
On July 4, the Calcutta High Court said that it will hear the defamation suit filed by the governor against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on July 10.
CV Ananda Bose had filed a defamation case against the chief minister on June 28, a day after she alleged that women complained to her saying that they were afraid to visit the Raj Bhavan.
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