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Top Kerala Police officer gets show cause notice
Thiruvananthapuram, July 22
Kerala's home
department on Wednesday served a show cause notice to Additional
Director General of Police Rishiraj Singh for protocol breach by him at a
function attended by Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala.
The
notice, issued under the directive of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy,
asked Rishiraj Singh to explain why action should not be taken against
him for the breach of protocol.
Rishiraj Singh was accused of
disrespecting Chennithala by not standing up when the minister arrived
at the Police Academy in Thrissur on July 11 for the passing out parade
of policewomen.
The incident has become an issue of debate in the
social media after pictures of Rishiraj Singh sitting in rapt attention
unmindful of the presence of Chennithala went viral.
Rishiraj Singh is known to be a no-nonsense officer and often finds himself in a tight spot as he goes by the rule book.