In an interesting development, the newly-elected body of the Gujarat IPS Officers’ Association has decided to take to social media to counter “baseless allegations” against its officers in the state. Association president and Ahmedabad City Police Commissioner, Gyanender Singh Malik (IPS:1993:GJ), announced plans to activate the association’s social media handles for better policing and taking up matters related to the state police force.
The body has also decided to open its X handle.
According to media reports, it was decided after members raised the issue of the allegations of custodial torture made against a fellow officer, currently posted in Rajkot, by a “journalist” who runs an online portal.
The development has come at a time when the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to DGP (in charge) K L N Rao on the alleged illegal detention and torture of a journalist by the Rajkot Crime Branch. The NHRC has sought a report on the issue within two weeks after an MLA accused an IPS officer of involvement in alleged torture.
Interestingly, the journalist who alleged being tortured later withdrew his complaint before it was heard.
Association president Malik said if the association has an opinion, we would like to put it out on our social media handle. He said the association would also address transfer postings and issues that benefit officers and the police. “Our agenda is also how to improve policing as a whole,” he averred.
However, in its statement on the minutes of the meeting, the Gujarat IPS Association said it was discussed among members that, in many instances, frivolous and baseless allegations are being leveled against IPS officers in media/social media platforms by interested individuals. “It was decided that in such situations, the association should come forward and take remedial/required steps,” the statement said.
An IPS officer, who attended the Wednesday meeting, said it has been decided that the association should come out with the actual version of things that happened so that the media and public can discern the truth. The IPS lobby feels that this is to make sure that the officer has support from the system and is not fighting alone.
The post of the association’s president had fallen vacant after DGP Manoj Agrawal retired from the service on September 30, 2025.
Besides Malik as president, ADG-rank officer Piyush Patel (IPS:1998:GJ), currently serving as Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, was elected Vice President; Nipuna M Torawane (IPS:2000:GJ), posted as Principal Secretary (Home), was elected as Secretary; and NN Chaudhari (IPS:2006:GJ), serving as IG (Intelligence-2), was elected as Treasurer of the association.
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