Maharashtra constable suspended for criticising Modi

The matter was taken seriously and an inquiry has been ordered, they said.

A police constable in Maharashtra was suspended for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is alleged to have criticised Modi in a WhatsApp post, police said.

Ramesh Shinde the suspended constable was posted as a bodyguard of Congress MLA and former minister Balasaheb Thorat.

Shinde, allegedly criticised Modi in a WhatsApp post recently, police said.

The matter was taken seriously and an inquiry has been ordered, they said.

"The action was taken against Shinde yesterday after a detailed inquiry by the district police's cyber cell," Ranjankumar Sharma, Superintendent of Police, Ahmednagar said.

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