‘Anti-government act’: Himachal Pradesh CID begins probe after samosas for CM served to security
The mix-up took place on October 21, when Sukhvinder Sukhu had gone to the Criminal Investigation Department headquarters to inaugurate a cyber wing station.
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The Himachal Pradesh Criminal Investigation Department has begun an investigation after samosas and cakes meant for Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu were instead served to his security staff, PTI reported on Thursday.
The department said that samosas and cakes being distributed to security staffers instead of the chief minister was an “anti-government” act.
The mix-up took place on October 21, when the chief minister had gone to the Criminal Investigation Department headquarters to inaugurate a cyber wing station, The Indian Express quoted unidentified officials as saying.
Five police personnel, including a woman inspector, were served show-cause notices in connection with the incident, according to the newspaper.
“The police personnel served the show cause notices are in the process of recording their final statements before a DSP [Deputy Superintendent of Police]-rank probe officer, who has recommended strict disciplinary action against the five,” an unidentified official told The Indian Express.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Vikram Chauhan, who was tasked with putting together an inquiry report on the incident, submitted it to the department on October 25.
As per the report, an inspector general-ranked officer instructed a sub-inspector to fetch three boxes of samosas and cakes from a nearby hotel for Sukhu’s visit to the headquarters, The Indian Express reported.
Subsequently, the sub-inspector asked an assistant sub-inspector and a head constable to bring...
