Departmental Probe Leads to Dismissal of CRPF Constable Over Threatening Social Media Post
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has dismissed a constable from service following a departmental inquiry into allegations that he posted threatening messages against senior officers on social media.
Constable Pinak Nath, who was posted in Bhaderwah in Jammu’s Doda district, was dismissed on November 13 after the force examined a video in which he allegedly threatened to carry out violence and subsequently take his own life.
According to a social media post reviewed by The Tribune, Nath had issued threats of bloodshed and repeatedly stated that he would die by suicide afterwards. The CRPF took serious note of the matter and initiated an inquiry against him. Following the findings of the investigation, the force terminated his service on Friday.
Sources familiar with the developments said Nath had joined the CRPF a few years ago and was serving with the force’s 33rd Battalion. The social media monitoring cell in the Jammu sector detected a threatening video uploaded on his social media account.
In the video, Nath allegedly referred to an incident of firing among Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel that took place on September 29 in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
In that incident, four CISF personnel deployed at the Sewa-II hydroelectric project unit in Kathua were allegedly shot dead by one of their colleagues. Referring to the episode, Nath allegedly threatened to carry out a similar act of violence and repeatedly said that he would take his own life afterwards.
The CRPF reportedly treated the matter with considerable seriousness, as such content was affecting the morale of other personnel in the force.
An official told The Tribune that social media activities of personnel serving in paramilitary forces are regularly monitored, keeping in view the sensitive nature of their duties. However, the official added that it is not possible to assess an individual's mental condition through such monitoring.
The constable's dismissal followed the departmental inquiry into his social media activity.