Ilma Afroz, known for her tough stance against illegal mining, drugs, and organised crime, now awaits the findings of the privileges committee, which will determine the next course of action based on the report
Clarion India
SHIMLA — Himachal Pradesh police, through the DGP, have submitted the probe report on the breach of privilege allegations against 2018-batch IPS officer Ilma Afroz to the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Secretariat.
Sources qupted in the media said, “Officials in the assembly secretariat have decided to place the probe report before the privileges committee of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. The police probe was conducted by DIG Abhishek Dullar. The report is sealed and will be opened in the presence of the committee members.”
The controversy began during the monsoon session last year when Doon Congress MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary accused Ilma Afroz, then the SP of Baddi, of misusing her authority and violating his personal secrecy. However, sources indicate that the dispute stemmed from Afroz’s strict crackdown on illegal mining, including action against machinery linked to the MLA’s wife.
Afroz, who was posted as Baddi SP, proceeded on a 15-day earned leave starting November 7. Subsequently, the charge of SP Baddi was handed over to Himachal Pradesh Police Service (HPPS) officer Vinod Kumar Dhiman on November 14. Afroz is yet to receive a new posting after returning to duty on December 17 at the police headquarters in Shimla.
Meanwhile, a petitioner, Sucha Ram, has filed a plea in the Himachal Pradesh High Court, Shimla, claiming that Afroz was pressured into taking leave and that law and order in the area deteriorated after her transfer. The petition highlights that during her tenure, Afroz took strict action against illegal mining, the drug menace, and organized crime in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh Development (BBND) area.
Ilma Afroz, known for her tough stance against illegal mining, drugs, and organised crime, now awaits the findings of the privileges committee, which will determine the next course of action based on the sealed report.
