Senkumar
Thiruvanathapuram: The Kerala government is trying to entrap state police chief T.P. Senkumar with many inquiries even as the countdown for his month-end retirement has started.
As part of the move, he has been served with a new letter seeking answers to five questions. He's been to asked to submit his reply immediately.
Explanation has been sought from the director general of police (DGP) for issuing an order asserting that the top secret 'T' section at the police headquarters (PHQ) is under his control and for demanding that files pending there should be handed over to him immediately. The home secretary informed the police chief that all such matters will be decided at the government level.
Senkumar had also sought a full list of files at 'T' section.
Senkumar has been asked to explain:
» Under what circumstances 'T' section was brought under the police chief's control breaking precedents.
» What measures Senkumar had taken to clear files in the section when he was police chief earlier.
» What directives were issued then.
» Was a count taken of files pending then?
» Was the 'T' section under his direct control then?
Home secretary Subrato Biswas has sought copies of orders, if any, issued in this connection.
The government had earlier sought explanation from Senkumar on complaints filed by 'T' section junior superintendent Kumari Beena and additional DGP Tomin Thachankary. Senkumar had answered both queries, but the government said these were not 'satisfactory.'
Kumari Beena's complaint was against her transfer from the PHQ. She told chief secretary Nalini Netto in her complaint that Senkumar had sought data under the RTI Act through someone else and that she was shifted out of anger against her refusal to oblige. Thachankari had alleged that he was summoned to Senkumar's room and was threatened. He also says the chief tried to assault him.
Senkumar had questioned the ADGP for convening a meeting of PHQ ministerial staff without informing him. The DGP had explained that he only warned Thachankary. The government is seeking to proceed with a departmental inquiry, adding Senkumar's explanation to the latest queries also. Government hopes to wipe away some of the humiliation it suffered for losing to Senkumar in the Supreme Court.
At the same time, the government has not taken any action on the reports submitted by the DGP to the home secretary. One of the reports said Thachankary smuggled out files of 12 important cases from 'T' section with the help of Kumari Beena. Among the contents of the files that vanished were serious allegations against police officers.
With the government order coming out, officers have decided not to hand over to Senkumar any files or any list of cases pending at 'T' section.
