India, Oct. 6 -- Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) cadre officer Bidhan Chandra Patra, who was suspended on June 17, 2026, only for the order to be revoked later, was suspended based on a report prepared by an IPS officer also posted in the CRPF. That report itself relied on a screenshot of a forwarded WhatsApp message in a personal group forwarded by Patra allegedly, officials aware of the matter said.

Patra, a decorated deputy inspector general (DIG) in the CRPF, was suspended for allegedly "disseminating audio/video messages and posters/banners" on social media advocating for a "change in government."

An internal communication dated June 10 (a week before he was suspended), seen by HT, said that Patra was to be probed under the d...