CRPF sacks jawan over social media death threat to commander

New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has dismissed a probationary constable after he allegedly issued a death threat against his company commander through a social media post. The action was taken on Friday after battalion authorities conducted an inquiry into the matter.

The constable has been identified as Pinak Nath, a resident of Assam. He was serving with the Alpha Company of the CRPF’s 33rd battalion, deployed in Jammu & Kashmir’s Doda district. Nath had joined the force recently and was still serving in a probationary capacity.

Officials said Nath had posted a message on a social media platform threatening to kill his company commander before taking his own life, PTI reported. The post reportedly referred to a separate incident in which a jawan allegedly killed his senior officer and other colleagues using a service weapon.

The post prompted the battalion authorities to initiate an inquiry, which the battalion’s commanding officer conducted. Following the inquiry, the CRPF decided to terminate Nath’s services, and officials confirmed that the dismissal took place on Friday.

The action was taken under the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965, officials told PTI on Saturday. These provisions were cited as the basis for ending the services of the probationary constable.

Nath’s posting in Doda and his association with the 33rd battalion were also confirmed by officials. No separate public statement detailing the inquiry or its findings has been reported.

The case has drawn attention to the disciplinary action taken by the CRPF against newly inducted personnel over an alleged threat directed at a superior officer.