Balodabazar violence: Top officers suspended for not ‘taking appropriate action’
Hindustan TimesRaipur: The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday suspended IAS officer KL Chauhan and IPS officer Sadanand Kumar, who were removed as the collector and superintendent of police, respectively, following the Balodabazar violence. Over 150 vehicles were set ablaze in Chhattisgarh’s Balodabazar city during violence on Monday According to the suspension orders, disciplinary action was pending against the two officers after complaints that the district administration and police did not take appropriate action following damage to the religious structure of the Satnami community last month. On May 15, unidentified persons vandalised ‘jaitkham’ or ‘victory pillar’, a sacred symbol worshipped by the Satnami community, near the holy Amar Gufa at Giroudpuri Dham in the Balodabazar-Bhatapara district. As the protest led to arson and stone-pelting, the district administration imposed section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, prohibiting the assembly of four or more persons in Balodabazar city till June 16 and three persons were arrested in connection with the incident.
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