Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 28 2009:
TWO PERSONNEL of the Manipur Rifles including a jemandar have been placed under suspension from their service for allegedly absent from their places of duty on the day of celebration of Republic Day, official source said today.
The suspended personnel are jemandar N Kunjamani (JC no.750) of A-coy of 1st MR and rifleman Ngairangbam Premjit of headquarter coy of the same unit.
The separate orders for suspension of them were issued by the CO of the battalion, E Priyokumar yesterday (January 27).
The jemandar was posted as residential guard cum escort of minister, power, forest and environment and science and technology, Phungjathang Tonsing.
He was found absent from his place of duty on the R-Day which the authority took it as grave misconduct and dereliction of duty.
The two were suspended under section 7 of the police Act for taking up disciplinary act against them, the orders that placed them under suspension stated.