An Assistant Commandant of the Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) was today suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the landmine blast in Koraput district in which eight police personnel were killed on February 1, officials said. Assistant Commandant Gopabandhu Tripathy has been placed under suspension with immediate effect for dereliction of duty in connection with the landmine blast, Special Secretary in Home department Lalit Das said,. Disciplinary proceedings would also be conducted against the police officer in the matter, he said. Ten of the 13 people in the vehicle were working as assistant drivers under Koraput District Police, police said. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna February 05, 2017 14:37 UTC