Kanpur:, Feb. 8 -- The police department has forcibly retired three sub-inspectors and a head constable in Kanpur, citing a series of punishments they had received throughout their careers, which ranged from 10 to 13 years. Besides, the department has decided to deny promotion for one year to a sub-inspector who has been accused of inappropriately touching a woman during her transit from Mumbai to Kanpur.

The decision on forcible retirement, according to Kanpur's joint commissioner of police (Crime) Vipin Mishra, was based on the disciplinary actions the officers had faced in various departmental inquiries.

The police personnel who were forcibly retired include sub-inspector Anil Srivastava, who was posted in accounts; sub-inspector San...