Inquiring Authority appointed to probe charges against IPS officer P.V. Sunil Kumar

As additional DGP of CID, the official is accused of misconduct and being responsible for alleged custodial torture of former MP and presently Deputy Speaker of the A.P. Legislative Assembly Raghu Ramakrishna Raju

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has appointed Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) R.P. Sisodia as the Inquiring Authority to investigate the charges against IPS officer P.V. Sunil Kumar, and Director General of Vigilance and Enforcement Harish Kumar Gupta as the Presiding Officer.

A G.O. to this effect was issued by Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand on Friday.

It was stated that Mr. Sunil Kumar had denied the charges and requested that they be dropped.

Following it up, the government decided to conduct a regular inquiry under Rule 8(2) of the All India Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969. Accordingly, Mr. Sisodia was appointed as the Inquiring Authority and Mr. Gupta as the Presiding Officer with the mandate to submit their report in a prescribed time limit.

Mr. Sunil Kumar is facing charges of misconduct when he was Additional Director General of Police (CID) and being responsible for the alleged custodial torture of then Member of Parliament and present Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju.

Published - January 17, 2025 07:27 pm IST