Around 25 police officers, including Surya, his JCP Alok Kumar and subordinates have put their case before the headquarters for the award. The file is next sent to the Home Department and then the Union Ministry of Home Affairs,” a senior police officer said. Mishra had tweeted a video of his February 23, 2020, speech to a pro-CAA gathering near the Maujpur traffic signal, in which then DCP, Northeast, Surya can be seen standing next to him. We will have to take to the streets.”On February 24 this year, Surya was transferred from Northeast district to Rashtrapati Bhavan as DCP. A senior police officer said, “Last month, Head Constable Hamendra Rathi was also given out-of-turn promotion for getting crucial information leading to the arrest of Haseen Qureshi, who allegedly killed IB staffer Ankit Sharma during the Delhi riots.

Source: Indian Express July 02, 2021 22:46 UTC