NAGPUR: Physical fitness as well as professional integrity of around 1,100 cops is under the scanner after a five-member review committee has started scanning the record of the personnel who are above 50 and 55 years of age or have served more than 30 years, whichever is earlier.
The 50 years of age criteria is for officers of Class I and II, while 55 years is for the subsequent two classes in the police force.
Personnel, who would be found ailing with any serious health condition or having serious allegations or cases of corruption against them, may be asked to leave even before the retirement age is attained.
As per a government resolution of June last year, a five-member committee has been formed comprising DCP, headquarters, ACP, headquarters, chief medical officer of police hospital, SP Anti-Corruption Bureau and office superintendent. The committee will be functioning under DCP, headquarters, Sandeep Pakhale.
While the committee started its work on Wednesday, records of 400 cops have been scanned till Thursday.
Dr Sandeep Shinde, chief medical officer, was engaged in reviewing medical records of the personnel and interviewing them regarding their present health condition, including mental fitness.
According to a senior official, cops having unfit medical record or other adverse reports regarding their service would be in the firing line.
“A proposal to terminate the services of cops having weak medical condition or those facing serious allegations would be sent to the government to take a final call. Though such instances are rare, government may decide to terminate the services before the age of retirement of the cops concerned,” said the officer.
In city, no unfit cop or the one facing serious allegations has been found by the committee so far.