Chandigarh (07.03.2022): Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (ACS-home) Rajeev Arora (IAS:1986:HY) has given a clean chit to a DGP rank IPS officer Manoj Yadava (IPS:1988:HY) on allegations leveled against him by an IGP rank IPS officer Y Puran Kumar (IPS:2001:HY), who has now taken the matter to the central government for intervention.

Some differences had emerged between the then DGP Manoj Yadava and the then Ambala IGP Y Puran Kumar nearly two years ago over the latter’s visit to a temple in a police station of Ambala district. Later, Y Puran Kumar blamed Rajeev Arora for not acting on his complaints lodged against Yadava.

In December 2021, Arora had rejected Kumar’s complaints insisting that “no case is made out for initiation of action against Yadava”, who is currently on central deputation.

In January and February this year, Kumar filed two complaints against Arora and even sought his transfer from the post of ACS home. Now on March 3, Kumar has written a letter to the Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal (IAS:1986:HY) to inform that the Union Home Secretary has taken cognizance of his complaints and has referred the matter to the Secretary, DoPT.

Kumar has been alleging that he was harassed for visiting the temple stating there are numerous places of worship existing on police premises in various police units across the state. Kumar sought “disciplinary action” against Yadava for his alleged “partial and discriminatory treatment in dealing with fellow IPS officers on the common issue”.