<p>Lucknow: A DSP, who was found in a hotel with a woman constable three years back, has been demoted to the rank of a constable in Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) in Gorakhpur, officials said on Monday.</p>.<p>Kripa Shankar Kannaujiya, 59, has been demoted to his original rank of constable on Saturday, cancelling all his promotions in a move considered rare.</p>.<p>Kannaujiya, who was Circle Officer in Unnao in 2021, took leave from work citing family engagements but did not go home and was instead found with a woman constable in a hotel near Kanpur.</p>.Uttar Pradesh government transfers 11 IPS officers, Lucknow gets new commissioner.<p>Police authorities initiated a probe against him after his wife created a scene at the spot.</p>.<p>The action against Kannaujiya was taken under the UP Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999, which allow reversions to the first post as a penalty, a senior officer officer said.</p>.<p>The action is said to be rarest of rare and was sent as a strong message against those involved in such acts, the officer said.</p>.<p>Kannaujiya has a year left before retirement and he has to perform the duties of a constable due to his demotion. </p>
<p>Lucknow: A DSP, who was found in a hotel with a woman constable three years back, has been demoted to the rank of a constable in Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) in Gorakhpur, officials said on Monday.</p>.<p>Kripa Shankar Kannaujiya, 59, has been demoted to his original rank of constable on Saturday, cancelling all his promotions in a move considered rare.</p>.<p>Kannaujiya, who was Circle Officer in Unnao in 2021, took leave from work citing family engagements but did not go home and was instead found with a woman constable in a hotel near Kanpur.</p>.Uttar Pradesh government transfers 11 IPS officers, Lucknow gets new commissioner.<p>Police authorities initiated a probe against him after his wife created a scene at the spot.</p>.<p>The action against Kannaujiya was taken under the UP Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999, which allow reversions to the first post as a penalty, a senior officer officer said.</p>.<p>The action is said to be rarest of rare and was sent as a strong message against those involved in such acts, the officer said.</p>.<p>Kannaujiya has a year left before retirement and he has to perform the duties of a constable due to his demotion. </p>