Madhya Pradesh Inspector General of Police (Special Armed Forces) Rajendra Kumar lost his post owing to his praises for the 26/11 terror attack accused Kasab. He was addressing a training camp in Indore when he praised Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab for his zeal and energy.  

 

A senior state home ministry official announced the setting of an inquiry into the matter.

 

Kumar was inaugurating a state-level shooting competition of Madhya Pradesh police on Tuesday when he cited the example of 21-year-old Pakistani terrorist Kasab. He said, "If you are trained well, you can do anything. An example is the Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab. Though he studied only up to Class eight and had just one-year training, he could handle weapons, gadgets and GPS devices with great perfection because of his conviction."

 

"Can't we have the same zeal that Kasab had since we were more educated than him and also more able? Try and learn from Kasab," the IG said.

 

However, Kumar has refused the allegation that he praised Kasab and said that his intentions were only to boost the morale of the cops. In his statement he said, "I haven't praised Kasab. My only aim was to motivate cops in the area of shooting. If somebody has felt bad, I am sorry for that but I have cited other examples of people like Sachin Tendulkar too.”