Bhubaneswar, May 30: Senior IPS officer Ashish Kumar Singh on Thursday underwent a medical examination at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar, as per directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) amid the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha.

The ECI had ordered a detailed examination of Singh, IG of Police for Chief Minister’s security, by a “special medical board” constituted by the director of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar.

The medical report of Singh, who has been on medical leave since May 4, should reach the commission latest by May 31, it had said in an order.

The 2010-batch IPS officer reached the AIIMS-Bhubaneswar around 8.30 am and left the medical facility at 1 pm. His blood tests, ECG test and many more tests have been conducted. sources said.

In view of conducting free and fair elections in the state, the EC had on April 2 removed Singh from the post of IG-Central Range Police and ordered him to refrain from taking part in poll-related activities. Subsequently, the Odisha government appointed him as IG (CM Security).

Singh has been charged with directly exerting undue influence on conduct of the ongoing polls in the State.
The Odisha BJP had on April 5 lodged a complaint against Singh with the EC, alleging that the IPS officer “continued to work in favour of the BJD”.

Odisha is seeing simultaneous polls to both the Lok Sabha and the assembly. The assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the BJD-ruled state are being held across four phases, from May 13 to June 1.

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