CRPF Suspends DIG For Sharing Messages Opposing CAPF Bill

New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has suspended a senior DIG-rank officer for sharing content allegedly "against" the government during the recent passage of the CAPF bill, which the cadre officers of these forces had called discriminatory. This is the first such case among the approximately 15,000 cadre officers entrusted with leadership roles in the country's 10-lakh-strong Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).Officials identified the officer who faced action as Deputy Inspector General (DIG)...