LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday re-instated senior IPS officer Subhash Chand Dubey who was suspended some 90 days ago in connection with the Muzaffarnagar riots where he was posted as district police chief. The departmental inquiry into allegations of professional negligence leading to the communal riots will, however, continue.

The state Home department official said on Wednesday evening that the government had agreed to reinstate Dubey and the concerning orders will be issued any moment now. The government orders of his next posting were expected within the next couple of days.

Dubey was posted as senior superintendent of police (SSP) Muzaffarnagar on August 28, a day after his predecessor was transferred out of the district following allegations of handling the cases related to the murder of two three youths in Kawal township of the district on August 27, with a pragmatic approach. But Dubey too lasted barely 14 days as Muzaffarnagar district police chief and was first transferred out of the district on September 9, only to be suspended a few days later.

This suspension was based on what was described as "poor" handling of the law and order crises that eventually sparked off communal riots in the district on September 7. Rioting and arson continued for almost a week thereafter and spread to adjoining district of Shamli as well and over 60 persons were killed while another 50,000 displaced from their homes before the situation could be brought under control.

