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Is a pen drive at centre of SMC-CID clash?
Ahmedabad: The dust may just be beginning to settle over the clash between two Gujarat police units, State Monitoring Cell (SMC) and CID (Crime), last week.
In the meantime, new details emerged, suggesting that a pen drive could be at the centre of the flashpoint between the two units.
According to sources, two relatively junior officers walked into the office of CID (Crime) chief Parikshita Rathod — a DIG-rank officer from the state police service — and questioned her about pending applications with the department.
Alongside those inquiries, the two junior officers reportedly asked about a pen drive linked to a project in Gandhinagar.
The pen drive had reportedly been in CID custody long before Rathod assumed her post, and she is said to have denied any knowledge of it.
"It is obvious that the contents of the pen drive hold immense value to some officers," said a source close to the development. It is learnt that top bosses in the state govt are upset and seek to get to the bottom of the entire episode.
On Monday, minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi held a meeting with all the cops involved in the operation, seeking an account of what transpired during last week.
Sources say this is not the first time details were sought from the CID (Crime) office.
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While Rathod was on leave last week, a police team from a different department reportedly approached her office to seek details about some pending inquiries.
Neither DGP Vikas Sahay nor SMC DIG Nirlipt Rai responded to queries regarding the incident.
For the uninitiated, the matter traces back to a complaint filed by a Vadodara-based businessman over a Rs 15 crore fraud involving a foreign company. Dissatisfied with CID's response, he is believed to have sought help from a 2013-batch IPS officer, who informed DIG Rai, leading to the SMC's intervention.
The confrontation peaked when two SMC constables questioned Rathod and a fellow officer in her office. Following objections from CID officials, the constables were asked to leave.
The internal discord prompted emergency meetings and the suspension of a police sub-inspector.
