Days after a number of police personnel in Bengaluru wrote a letter to their seniors in opposition to IPS officer Nisha James alleging harassment on the office, the Karnataka authorities has transferred her, mentioned officers Thursday.
On Wednesday night, M A Saleem, Director Normal of Police (DGP), Administration, issued the switch order on behalf of DGP Praveen Sood. Nisha James has been transferred as Superintendent of Police, Inside Safety Division, and can be changed by B M Laxmi Prasad, in keeping with the order.
Senior law enforcement officials mentioned they are going to convene a gathering to debate the matter and {that a} departmental inquiry can be initiated in opposition to James over the allegations levelled in opposition to her.
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Nonetheless, many have come to her assist saying James, who was the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Administration, Bengaluru metropolis police, is an sincere officer. A few of them took to social media to precise their assist for the Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
James’s switch comes after police personnel, together with First Division Assistants (FDA), Second Division Assistants (SDA), and others, wrote a 13-page letter on September 3 to Saleem alleging James labored late at night time and was forcing others to work as properly. In addition they alleged that she was chopping employees increments for no cause and in some instances, she additionally suspended just a few of them.
Nonetheless, a police official connected to the Bengaluru metropolis police Commissionerate mentioned it was a conspiracy in opposition to James as she is an sincere officer. She had ensured the switch of police personnel who have been working in the identical police station for greater than 5 years, added the official. This had irked the decrease rank personnel, in keeping with the official.
By July this 12 months, she had transferred greater than 3,200 police personnel, together with sub-inspectors, who had been working in the identical police divisions which was in opposition to the principles.