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| Misuse of official position: Used to princely lifestyles, some police officers take home cabs hired for Amarnath yatra duty | | | Bharat Bhushan
Jammu, July 31: What to talk of the misuse of official vehicles by them, some police officers, who had lowly beginnings and now flaunt princely lifestyles, are alleged to have made personal use of the cabs which police headquarters hired for Amarnath yatra duty.
Since more and more vehicles are needed by police for patrolling during Amarnath yatra, cabs are hired by police headquarters for at least two months and then given to district SPs who hand them over to police stations entrusted with the security of the yatra route.
These cabs are hired for round-the-clock surveillance on the yatra route, according to sources in J&K Police.
"But some officers use this opportunity for their benefit, i.e if the requirement is six cabs, they go for seven or eight. The extra vehicles (Innova and other luxury cars), which in record are shown to have been issued in the name of police stations and police posts, are used by them and their families," the sources alleged.
Sources said it was a clear case of the misuse of official position by this set of police officers.
"If the Vigilance wing of the State Police goes for physical verification, some cabs can still be found in the possession of some police officers," sources alleged.
Petrol for these vehicles is given from CoC (Carriage of Constabulary) fund which is kept at the disposal of district police by the police headquarters.
Sources said after the two consecutive news stories on the misuse of official vehicles by police officers appeared in Early Times last week, instructions were issued to the CID wing of police to daily visit Convent School at Gandhi Nagar and DPS at Shaheedi Chowk to make an inventory of the official vehicles which come there to drop and pick up the children of senior police and civil officers.
Instructions were also issued to make a list of the official vehicles that carried the families of officers to Jammu University for morning walk, the sources added.
"Once the list is made, action under law was likely to be taken against the officers who indulge in the flagrant misuse of official vehicles," sources informed.
Meanwhile, some more retired and serving police officers called up ET and presented their point of view on the content of the news stories. They said police officers, who had served in militancy affected areas of the State, risking their lives, needed to be given extra facilities, which should include at least a car and free petrol.
This would keep their morale up and inspire other officers to fight militants, they opined.
All of them were, however, against the misuse of official vehicles and fuel by retired, or serving police officers. |
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