Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Mar 23: Muhammad Sharief, currently discharging duties in the city traffic (north) police station here, has been suspended from service for undertaking foreign trip without obtaining prior permission of the department.

Sharief had availed leave from March 16 to 19 to attend religious programme at his native place. On March 20, he had sought additional leave. But the department has come to know that Sharief had travelled to Dubai during this period without keeping the department informed and getting advance permission.

Serving employees of the police department are not permitted to visit foreign nations without prior permission of the department. Therefore, city police commissioner, N Shashi Kumar, issued an order suspending him from service for violating the police department rules, pending departmental inquiry. Sharif stands suspended for his act of indiscipline in spite of being in a position of responsibility. He has been found to have behaved in a way which does not behove of the post he holds.

It is learnt that any employee of the police department, before leaving the headquarters on a visit to other nations, has to apply in advance and get permission from the department head for undertaking the trip. Even though Sharief availed leave with permission, he did not seek permission to undertake foreign travel. He has been suspended on the basis of preliminary inquiry pending departmental inquiry as he has been found to have violated rule 8 of the Karnataka Civil Services (conduct) Rules 2021.