WB cops summon Rajasthan IAS man over 'IS' tweet

Jaipur | Friday | 22nd June, 2018

Summary:

According to the 'order' that was declared as fake by the police, the Eid holiday this year extended to five days. His tweet followed a fake 'Eid holiday' order that falsely claimed that West Bengal had declared a five-day holiday for Eid.The notice was issued on Thursday. "We have issued him a notice. KOLKATA/JAIPUR: Known for his controversial tweets, Sanjay Dixit, an IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, currently posted as commissioner, departmental enquiries, Jaipur, seems to have landed himself in trouble.Dixit has been issued a notice by the Kolkata police for his alleged derogatory tweet against the West Bengal government that went viral. He has been asked to appear before us on June 29 at 11.30am," said Praveen Tripathi, joint CP (crime), Kolkata police.Dixit, in his now deleted tweet, had posted the fake government letter as official communication by the Mamata Banerjee government..