IPS, MPS officers suspended, action against former IPS officer ordered

IMPHAL, Sep 2: Manipur government has placed an IPS and an MPS officers under suspension while retirement benefit of a retired IPS officer has been withheld as disciplinary action for alleged irregularities in procurement of belt for Manipur Police personnel. The suspended police officers were F. Gonglin, IPS, SP Senapati and M. Kumarjit, MPS, Additional SP (Ops), Imphal East district. The retired police officer whose retirement benefit was S. Manglemjao, IPS (retired) the then IGP-(Ops). The police officers were not to leave their stations or headquarter without obtaining permission of the competent authority during the period of suspension. Chief Minister N Biren Singh ordered a probe into the procurement of belt for police personnel as the belts were found to be of low quality. When he visited the store he found that the belt was made of paper like material. UNI