Anupama Shenoy's original' letter: Too hot to handle?

BENGALURU: A week after the government accepted the resignation of Kudligi DySP Anupama Shenoy, another resignation letter, purportedly written by her and reportedly rejected by the Bellary SP, was leaked on Tuesday.

The resignation letter, which is believed to be written before the one that was accepted, throws light on the developments that led to Ms Shenoy’s resignation.

As the letter has a mention about Ballary district in-charge and Labour Minister Parameshwar Naik and the liquor lobby in the district, the home department reportedly directed the Ballary SP to ask Ms. Shenoy to mention that she was resigning due to ‘personal reasons’.

“I have taken stringent action to curb liquor mafia in the region. But the liquor lobby is so powerful in Kudligi that even the police staff, including the Circle Inspector and Sub Inspector, have bowed to it,” the letter states.

“Today (June 4), there were protests against me and it was done at the behest of some politically influential persons and the district in-charge minister. I was completely unable to stop the protest. I am ready to face any disciplinary action by the department. I am resigning upset over these developments,” the letter states.

However, as the letter mentioned the minister and the liquor lobby, Bellary SP Chethan asked her to write another letter, citing personal reasons, it is said. A post in the Facebook profile in the name of Ms. Shenoy had suggested that the liquor lobby pushed her to resignation. Ms. Shenoy had, however, claimed that she does not have accounts in any social networking sites.