Shimla, July 13 -- The Himachal Pradesh Police has suspended Inspector Vijay Kumar, the in-charge of the state's acclaimed police orchestra Harmony of the Pines, and ordered a regular departmental inquiry into allegations that he commercially exploited private music content on social media platforms without obtaining prior permission from the competent authority.

The suspension order was issued by the Commandant of the 1st Himachal Pradesh Armed Police Battalion, Junga, following directions from the Director General of Police (DGP), Himachal Pradesh.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Police Lines), Kamal Kishore, has been appointed as the Inquiry Officer and directed to complete the departmental probe within three months.

According to t...