- Instructions given for Magisterial Inquiry of arson incident
- Rengakhar police station in-charge and entire staff transferred
Raipur, 20 September 2024 . Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday ordered the removal of Kabirdham Collector and SP after an arson incident reported in Kawardha’s Loharidih village of Kabirdham district.
Chief Minister has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the tragic death of Shri Raghunath Sahu, who died in an arson incident after the death of Shri Shivprasad Sahu on September 15 in Loharidih village. In response to this incident, the Chief Minister has removed 23 police personnel from their posts including the Inspector and Assistant Sub-Inspector at Rengakhar police station due to allegations of police brutality against villagers.
Following the Chief Minister’s directives, the Kabirdham district ‘s Collector Shri Janmejaya Mahobe has been replaced by Shri Gopal Verma while
Superintendent of Police Shri Abhishek Pallav has been replaced by Shri Rajesh Kumar Agarwal. Additionally, IPS officer Mr Vikas Kumar, who was serving as Additional Superintendent of Police in Kabirdham, has already been suspended.
To execute the magisterial inquiry the team of officials includes Kabirdham’s Collector and District Magistrate along with Additional District Magistrate Mr Nirbhay Kumar Sahu as the investigating officers. They had been directed to investigate and submit a report within 30 days.
Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai emphasized that any negligence in such incidents will not be tolerated in the future and strict action will be implemented against those accountable.
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