Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Sep 7: S V Girish, circle police inspector (CPI) of Manipal station, stands shifted out o Manipal.

It may be recalled that district in-charge minister, Pramod Madhwaraj, had written to the home minister seeking transfer of Girish after the complainants accused Girish of employing delaying tactics in investigating Bhaskar Shetty murder case, and dereliction of duty in preliminary investigation of the case, in open meeting. They also had appealed to the district in-charge minister to take suitable action.

In the meanwhile, district superintendent of police (SP), K T Balakrishna, had ordered an internal departmental inquiry against the inspector, and appointed assistant superintendent of police, Vishnuvardhan, as inquiry officer. Vishnuvardhan had completed inquiry and submitted factual report to the superintendent of police. The report was thereafter forwarded by the SP to inspector general of police.

As per the instructions of the IGP, the SP has affected change of posting of Girish on office duty to the district crime intelligence bureau on temporary basis. In the meanwhile, Sampath Kumar has been posted as circle police inspector of Manipal.