The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has terminated probationary Constable Pinak Nath from service after he allegedly posted a social-media message threatening to kill his company commander and then take his own life, officials said on Saturday.

Source: PTI via RNA Media

Nath, a resident of Assam who had joined the force recently, was attached to Alpha Company of the CRPF's 33rd Battalion, based in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, including the Bhaderwah area. The battalion's Commanding Officer conducted an inquiry, after which Nath was terminated on Friday, November 13.

Source: PTI via Jammu News Portal

Officials said the post was detected by the CRPF's social-media monitoring cell in the Jammu sector. The message reportedly referred to a recent incident in another force — the September 29 shooting at the Sewa Hydroelectric Project in Mashka village, in the Basohli area of Kathua district, where a CISF head constable allegedly killed four colleagues, including his company commander, with a service weapon.

The force treated the post seriously because of its potential effect on discipline and the chain of command. Officials said the CRPF follows a zero-tolerance policy towards any threat to discipline.

Nath's services were terminated under the Central Civil Services (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965, with some reports specifying sub-rule (1) of Rule 5 — the provision used for ending the service of temporary and probationary government employees.

Source: DY365

Allegation label

The threat is an allegation reported by officials to PTI and other outlets. Nath has not been convicted of any offence in connection with the post, and the CRPF action is an administrative termination, not a court verdict.