Himachal govt transfers Kullu DC, SP over rave party incident
Shimla, Aug. 6 -- The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred the deputy commissioner and superintendent of police of Kullu district.
Deputy commissioner Anurag Chander Sharma will report to the department of personnel for further posting, while aditional district magistrate (Development), Surjeet Singh has been given the additional charge, a notification issued here stated.
Abhishek S, Superintendent of Police (Law and Order) at Police Headquarters Shimla, who also holds the additional charge of SP Cyber Crime (CID), will be the new Kullu SP, replacing Madal Lal, who will report to the police headquarters.
The development comes as the Himachal Pradesh high court on June 24 ordered setting up of a SIT and registration of an FIR against the Kullu DC, SP, and others for failing in their duty to prevent large-scale rave parties in the Parvati Valley in Kasol area of Manali subdivision.
The order was, however, stayed by Supreme Court in July 27 to the extent of registering the FIR against the officer but had refused to stay the part of the high court order transferring DC Anurag Chander Sharma and SP Madan Lal to other districts in the state.
The case pertains to an event organised at Green Forest-I and Green Forest-II in Grahan near Kasol from June 7 to 11. Two FIRs were registered after the Court's intervention.
Huge quantities of empty liquor bottles, cigarette butts, rolling papers allegedly used for cannabis consumption and other evidence suggesting substance abuse were found at the spot.
Two tourists were arrested with cocaine and LSD, while a Russian national, Daria Kuzminykh, performing as a DJ, died at the event....
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