Odisha

Why Was Senior Odisha Cop Debasis Panigrahi Cremated Without Guard Of Honour?

By
OB Bureau

Cuttack: Eyebrows were raised when Additional Director General (ADG) and Vigilance Director Debasis Panigrahi, who succumbed to COVID-19 at a Kolkata hospital, was cremated in Cuttack on June 19 without the customary guard of honour.

Explaining the reason, secretary of Odisha IPS Officers’ Association and Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi said the guard of honour is given only after the state government announces a state funeral.

“The state government announces state funerals for persons of exceptional categories like ministers and Padma awardees. They are given the guard of honour. Apart from this, police officers and doctors dying while on COVID-19 duty and a village warden killed by Maoists are also entitled to the honour as they are declared as frontline COVID warriors,” Priyadarshi said.

But going by this protocol, why was Panigrahi, a senior police officer, not given the guard of honour? Priyadarshi replied that the deceased officer was the Vigilance Director and the Directorate of Vigilance comes under the jurisdiction of the General Administration and Public Grievance Department.

“Any police officer working under the State Police has the right to be considered as a COVID warrior. But if any police officer is posted as the Transport Commissioner or the officers working under the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) and Odisha Police Housing and Welfare Corporation (OPHWC), will not be considered as COVID warriors,” he added.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

World War 3 Has Begun, Says Ukraine’s Former Military Chief

New Delhi: Recent actions and counter-actions in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have pushed the world to the…

November 22, 2024

3 Arrested With Fake IPS Officers’ Uniforms, Identity Cards In Odisha’s Balangir

Balangir: Three persons were arrested and fake IPS officers’ uniforms along with fake identity cards…

November 22, 2024

‘I Want To Talk’: Twitterati Lauds Abhishek Bachchan, Say He Is Better Than Amitabh

Mumbai: Abhishek Bachchan’s highly-anticipated film ‘I Want To Talk’ released in theatres on Friday, and the…

November 22, 2024

Cash-For-Vote Row: BJP Leader’s Defamation Notice Against Rahul Gandhi, Kharge

New Delhi: Accused of giving cash to secure votes ahead of election day in Maharashtra,…

November 22, 2024

CM Mohan Majhi Attends ‘Odisha State Day’ Celebrations At IITF In Delhi

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the ‘Odisha State Day Celebrations’ at the 43rd…

November 22, 2024

Vishal Aditya Singh Calls Shweta Tiwari ‘Mom’, Breaks Silence On Fake Wedding Pictures

Mumbai: Recently, some morphed pictures of actress Shweta Tiwari and her good friend Vishal Aditya…

November 22, 2024

2 Tribal Men Get Life Imprisonment For Gangraping Minor Girl In Odisha

Phulbani: Two tribal men were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court in Odisha's…

November 22, 2024

Atishi Or Kejriwal, Who Is The Better CM? Delhi’s Lt Gov Takes His Pick

New Delhi: It’s been just over two months since Atishi took oath as Delhi’s chief…

November 22, 2024