NEW DELHI: The home ministry is contemplating stripping six senior officers of West Bengal Police of their meritorious awards and could remove them from the list of seniority for taking part in the dharna by chief minister Mamata Banerjee .

Taking a dim view of police officers taking part in the CM-led protests and dharna in Kolkata on February 4, the ministry has identified DGP Virendra, ADG (security) Vineet Kumar Goyal, ADG (law and order) Anuj Sharma , commissioner of police ( Bidhannagar ) Gyanwant Singh and Kolkata Police additional commissioner Supratim Sarkar for action.

Similar action is also expected against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar, against whom disciplinary action has already been sought.

The action being contemplating against the officers include withdrawing medals or decorations conferred on them for meritorious service, removal of their names from the empanelled (seniority) list and banning them for a certain period from serving in the central government, an official said.

The ministry is also believed to have asked the West Bengal government to take action against them for alleged violation of All India Service Rules.

The centre is also thinking of issuing an advisory to all states to ensure that officers of uniformed forces adhere to conduct rules and maintain decorum.

On Tuesday, the Centre had asked the West Bengal government to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Rajeev Kumar for “indiscipline” and violation of services rules.



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