Bhubaneswar: Following a departmental inquiry, the Commissionerate Police Wednesday dismissed two accused home guards from service after they were found guilty for kicking a minor boy who had been selling tea at his father’s shop at Kesura area in Bhubaneswar when partial lockdown was in force.
DCP-Bhubanewar Umashankar Dash has recommended for expulsion of an Odisha Auxiliary Police Force (OAPF) jawan who has been placed under suspension for his involvement in the case.
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On the other hand, taking suo motu cognisance of the incident, the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has also directed the DCP to submit a detailed investigation report on the incident, an official source informed.
Notably, a constable of Commissionerate Police was earlier put under suspension July 1 for allegedly kicking the minor boy. The cops accompanied a PCR van of Badagada police station.
The policeman roughed up the minor June 29 on the charge of flouting Covid-19 safety protocols. The entire incident was captured on the intervening day on a CCTV camera installed at the tea shop.
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