Overview

• Solan SP Gaurav Singh suspended Sub-Inspector Manoj Kumar and constables Srikant, Manohar Lal and Rajan Kumar after the Police Cyber Cell confirmed the video’s authenticity.
• A two-minute clip shows uniformed officers in Chandigarh buying two cartons of liquor and loading them into a black Scorpio SUV assigned to the CM’s convoy.
• All four personnel had been deputed to escort Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for his journey from Shimla to Delhi by road due to bad weather.
• Two officers from the 6th India Reserve Battalion were repatriated to their native Sirmaur district unit pending completion of the inquiry.
• The swift disciplinary action highlights stricter enforcement of conduct protocols and the growing role of social media evidence in police oversight.