ASI suspended for indiscipline

Ongole: Suspending an ASI for his indiscipline in duty, Guntur Range IG Sarvshresht Tripathi informed Prakasam district SP Garud Sumit Sunil. He warned the police officials that strict action would be taken against them if they were indisciplined or neglected their duty.

The SP said that following the post-election incidents and vote counting, the police department had staged a vigil at Sankarapuram village under the jurisdiction of Mundlamur police station.

The ASI, A Venkateswara Rao, was on the picket line from June 20. On June 26, the ASI, who was on morning duty, entered the farms on the outskirts of the village at around 4 pm with people he knew, drank alcohol in uniform, sang songs and whistled at the dancing people. The video of the incident went viral on social media, describing the police as negligent while two groups of people were fighting in Sankarapuram.

The SP said that no such fight between the villages took place in Sankarapuram. He said that when the video came to his attention on June 29, he sent the ASI to the vacated reserve and directed the Darsi SDPO to investigate. Based on the report, the SP said the IG suspended the ASI on Tuesday.