Shimla, July 14 -- The Himachal Pradesh Police on Monday suspended inspector Vijay Kumar, the face and lead of the state's acclaimed 'Harmony of the Pines' orchestra. A departmental inquiry has been initiated into allegations that Vijay Kumar bypassed service conduct rules by secretly pocketing unauthorised revenue from personal music albums and monetised content across social media platforms, including Rs.6,000 a month via Facebook.

Deputy superintendent of police (police lines) Kamal Kishore heads the probe into the allegations and has been directed to submit his findings within three months. While the police top brass has not officially disclosed the legal grounds for the suspension, highly placed sources confirmed the action stems di...