<p>A five-page suspension letter was served on the 1988 batch IPS officer saying that he had been unauthorisedly absent from duty and accusing him of misuse of official machinery.<br /><br />The suspension followed several months of run-in with the Modi government after Bhatt filed an affidavit in March this year before the Supreme court alleging that Modi in a crucial law and order meeting on February 27, 2002 had ordered officials to go slow on rioters. Bhatt claimed he was present at the meeting when Modi issued the orders.</p>
<p>A five-page suspension letter was served on the 1988 batch IPS officer saying that he had been unauthorisedly absent from duty and accusing him of misuse of official machinery.<br /><br />The suspension followed several months of run-in with the Modi government after Bhatt filed an affidavit in March this year before the Supreme court alleging that Modi in a crucial law and order meeting on February 27, 2002 had ordered officials to go slow on rioters. Bhatt claimed he was present at the meeting when Modi issued the orders.</p>