A police constable attached with Mumbai police is seeking a permission to beg-in official uniform for allegedly not receiving salary since past two months over the leaves that he had taken for his wife's medical treatment.
The police constable, Dnyaneshwar Ahirrao, attached with Marol local arms unit of Mumbai police, who is currently posted at the residence of Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray 'Matoshree' has written a letter to his superior (Deputy Commissioner of Police) along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanavis, Governor Vidyasagar Rao and Mumbai Police commissioner Datta Padsalgikar for seeking their permission to beg-in uniform to take care of his household expenses.
According to a letter which is in possession of DNA, Ahirrao claimed to have taken leave from March 20 to March 22 this year however during the period, his wife's leg got fractured in his village and due to which he could not report to duty. The letter states that he had informed the unit in charge over a phone call about the emergency leave and after that had taken leave for five days. After the treatment of his wife, he had joined duty on March 28 and is currently posted at Matoshree.
However, he has not received his salary since past two months as it has been stopped due to the leaves that he had taken.
The letter further states,"I have to take care of my ill wife, old parents and a daughter who is now studying in Nursery. Also, I have to pay my monthly installment of a loan that I had taken, however, as my salary has been stopped and I have my household expenses, I need the salary. But when I inquired about it, I learnt that it has been stopped and hence I want permission from you to beg in the uniform so that I can take care of my house hold expenses,"
A senior police officer said,"According to the government rule, Salary of the policeman can be stopped only if he has not reported duty without informing the unit in charge or if there are no balance leaves of the policeman."
