From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Dec 29: The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad has written to the Director General of Police of Karnataka that Abhishek Goyal, posted as DCP (CAR), Bengaluru, did not conduct himself properly during his mid-career training in Australia in November last week. Goyal had served as SP of Dakshina Kannada during 2012-2013.

In a letter to Karnataka DG & IGP Om Prakash, the National Police Academy has even asked for a refund of Rs. 63,000 incurred by NPA on the training programme.

Om Prakash confirmed the correspondence from NPA but refused to discuss the subject.

"The issue is under consideration and suitable action will be taken," he said.

It is learnt that a departmental inquiry would be initiated against the officer.

In a major embarrassment for the State police, a superintendent rank officer on a mid-career training programme with the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (NPA), was not awarded the course completion certificate due to his alleged "misconduct, gross indiscipline and insubordination."

The 2005 batch IPS officer Abhishek Goyal is charged with bunking classes, not wearing his uniform and taking his family with him during his foreign exposure visit to Australia from November 29 to December 4 during phase III of the programme.

The faculty has written to Om Prakash, DG & IGP, Karnataka, seeking disciplinary action against the officer.

The letter from National Police Academy said draft charge sheet against the officer has been framed for awarding the penalty to be recovered from the officer, irrespective of the outcome of the departmental inquiry.

The NPA has said that if the expense of Rs 62,393 is not refunded within 30 days of receipt of the letter, it may become difficult to accept any further nominations for the Mid-Career Training programme from the Karnataka cadre.

The mid-career training conducted by NPA, Hyderabad is mandatory for IPS officers.

The letter said that on the first day, Goyal turned up at the venue in civil wear to which SRaveendran, the Academy faculty, objected.

Goyal returned in uniform but missed the first half of the day’s session.

A show cause notice was issued to him for his alleged misconduct.

The letter also states that on the second day of training, Goyal "forcefully brought his family on the bus from Gold Coast in spite of clear instructions that families would not be allowed to travel on the same bus due to insurance related instructions."

On the third day, the letter said Goyal made an irresponsible request to exempt him from the final leg of the programme in Melbourne but the faculty co-ordinator categorically informed the officer that no exemption shall be granted.

In spite of this, Goyal did not attend the last leg programme at Melbourne, missing his flight and stayed back in Brisbane, the letter said.

The letter further states that though the officer was warned repeatedly by the faculty, the officer did not mend his ways and "showed gross indiscipline and insubordination, vitiating the training atmosphere bringing disrepute to both the Academy and IPS fraternity."