Police chief praises Kasab, loses post
Kumar had cited courage of terrorist as an example of what zeal can achieve
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Inspector General of Police (Special Armed Forces) Rajendra Kumar was Wednesday removed from his post and sent back to police headquarters after he praised Pakistani terror accused Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab's zeal while addressing a training camp in Indore.
Kumar, while inaugurating a state-level shooting competition of Madhya Pradesh police on Tuesday, allegedly cited the example of 21-year-old Pakistani terrorist Kasab in a bid to boost the morale of the force.
"If you are trained well, you can do anything. An example is the Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab. Though he studied only up to class eight and had just one-year training, he could handle weapons, gadgets and GPS [Global Positioning System] devices with great perfection because of his conviction."
"Can't we have the same zeal that Kasab had since we were more educated than him and also more able? Try and learn from Kasab," the officer said.
Motive
However, the IG later denied that he had praised Kasab. "I haven't praised Kasab. My only aim was to motivate cops. I have cited other examples of people like Sachin Tendulkar too," he told media persons in Indore.
Meanwhile, India announced that it will start using full-body scanners to screen passengers at the international airport in New Delhi on a trial basis from May and decide by the end of the Commonwealth Games in October who will get the multi-million dollar contract to supply such equipment.
Currently security checks at airports include pat-down searches, door frame metal detectors and hand-held device scans. But these can mainly detect metals and not non-metallic objects
