Vijayapura: Taking serious note of his post against Leader of the Opposition and Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the police constable attached to the Rural Police Station here has been suspended.
Rajashekara Khanapura who had posted an objectionable remark against Siddaramaiah, has been suspended, the police sources confirmed.
It is for the first time a policeman has been suspended on the charges of posting defamatory posts on social networking sites.
After the members of Karnataka Pradeshika Kurubara Sangha brought the constable’s social media post to the notice of Superintendent of Police H. D. Ananda Kumar and demanded action against Rajashekara. The members had also cautioned the Police Department that they would launch a State-wide protest against the police constable, if no action is initiated.
Based on the complaint, SP Ananda Kumar suspended the police constable Rajashekara.
It may be noted that a couple of weeks ago, Rajashekara had lashed out at Siddaramaiah for blaming policemen on the Kodagu incident, where the leader of the Opposition was attacked by Hindu activists by throwing eggs on Siddaramaiah’s vehicle.
In a video, the police constable also dared Siddaramaiah to step out of the houses and travel across the State without the police escort. This video had gone viral in social networking sites. However, the Police Department had not taken any action against the constable as no complaint was registered, claimed sources.
The followers of Siddaramaiah have criticised the police constable for his social media post and demanded an apology from him.
