JAIPUR/ALWAR: Seven cops in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi have been suspended for allegedly tracking the location of their own woman SP for a month without authorisation.
The cops from the cyber cell used SP Jyeshtha Maitreyi’s mobile number to monitor her location and activities. Sources said the SP received confidential information about this on Oct 6. She did her own investigation and confirmed the tracking before suspending the cops Monday and reporting the matter to state police headquarters.
The suspended officers include sub-inspector (SI) Shravan Joshi, in charge of the cyber cell, head constable Avneesh Kumar, and constables Rahul, Satish, Deepak, Bhim and Rohitash. They reportedly used cyber resources to trace the SP’s movements.
State police chief UR Sahoo said he had sought a report from senior range officers on the matter. Jaipur Range IG Ajay Pal Lamba called such activities “very unfortunate” while expressing surprise about why the cops had been tracking the SP through her own district’s cyber cell. “For now, the policemen have been suspended, but if any criminal intent behind tracking the location is revealed, we will lodge an FIR and take further action,” Lamba told TOI.
Maitreyi expressed disappointment. “I never expected that officers and staff from my own department would disappoint me in this way. I had no idea they were tracing my location through my phone and monitoring my activities,” she said.