CRPF suspends DIG over messages opposing CAPF bill

The CRPF has suspended a senior DIG-rank officer for sharing content allegedly “against” the government during the recent passage of the CAPF bill, which cadre officers of these forces had called discriminatory.

This is the first such case among the approximately 15,000 cadre officers entrusted with leadership roles in the country’s 10-lakh-strong Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).

Officials identified the officer who faced action as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) B C Patra, posted at the force’s Tripura Sector headquarters in Agartala.

The



1994-batch CRPF cadre officer returned to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in April after completing a deputation posting with the federal counter-terrorism commando force NSG.

Officials said Patra was suspended a few days ago under Sub-Rule (1) of Rule 10 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, pending a preliminary enquiry.

They said the charges involve sharing audio-visual and pictorial content on social media platforms that allegedly called for “changing” the country’s lawfully elected government during the passage of the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026.