More than three months after an assistant commissioner of police, Amit Kumar Singh, posted with the Delhi Police Special Cell, died after allegedly shooting himself, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a ‘transfer order’ for him. The ‘transfer order’ issued Tuesday asks him to join Lakshadweep with immediate effect or face ‘strict departmental action’. As per the order issued by Arvind Gaur, under secretary of MHA, the transfer order of four DANIPS (Delhi Andaman Nicobar Islands Police Service) officers, including Singh, was issued on May 28 last year, but they were not relieved. Now, the ministry has again directed “all the officers to join their respective places”. [related-post] When asked about the transfer order for Singh, a home ministry official said, “Transfers and postings are handled by the administration department, and information about deaths is handled by the personnel side. This order may have been issued by an official seeking compliance of earlier instructions. It appears to be an oversight that the records were not updated, and the officer’s death was not reported. The error will be corrected.” On November 17 last year, Singh (30) allegedly shot himself with his service revolver. Minutes after his death, Sarita Singh, his wife, allegedly jumped off the balcony of their fourth floor residence. She succumbed to injuries in hospital.
