Controversial SI Seen Kicking on Camera Removed From Probe Duty

The controversial sub-inspector (SI) Ritan Das, who was seen reportedly kicking a jobless teacher Amit Ranjan Bhuniya of a high school in South 24-Parganas district on Wednesday, was removed on Friday as an investigating officer (IO) probing the Kasba vandalism incident.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Another SI, Sanjoy Singh of Kasba police station (PS) replaced Mr Das of the same PS with directives from Lalbazar, Kolkata Police headquarters.

Initially, Mr Das was made the IO of the case triggering serious controversy. Later, he was removed as the IO.

He was assigned to lead the force during the protest programme organised by the aggrieved teachers at the DI office premises.

Trouble started when the agitators allegedly tried to enter into the District Inspector (DI) of schools office by breaking its lock on Wednesday.

Mr Das in uniform was reportedly seen on video footages kicking the agitating teacher Mr Bhuniya at the DI office on Wednesday when the jobless teachers were demanding the inspector to make public the mirror images of OMR sheets of recruitment tests for teachers and non-teaching staff of non-teaching employees of state government-aided schools.