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Kolkata police officer suspended for alleged WhatsApp remark against Bengal govt, CM Adhikari

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 10 Nov, 12:38 IST, latest 10 Nov, 21:47 IST

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What we know

4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Hindu at 10 Nov, 12:38 IST; the latest is from Deccan Chronicle at 10 Nov, 21:47 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report10 Nov, 12:38 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 21:47 IST
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The suspension order, issued by Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand, said his alleged remarks on a social media platform, indicating derogatory views about the West Bengal government, were ‘prejudicial in the interest of public service’
The order, a copy of which HT saw, stated that the suspended officer would remain under suspension pending the inquiry.
The policeman had also made allegedly communal comments about pollution caused by the lighting of firecrackers during Diwali.
Inspector Ekhlaque Ahmed suspended after derogatory WhatsApp remarks about West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari went viral.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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