Special Director General of Police (law and order) DGP Rajesh Das in Tamil Nadu has been accused of sexually harassing a woman IPS officer, police sources confirmed on Wednesday.
The complainant allegedly accused DGP of misbehaving with her while on duty during the tour of Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to the central districts recently.
The Tamil Nadu Home Department on Wednesday has set up a six-member inquiry committee to probe into this matter.
Seema Agarwal, (Additional DGP), A Arun (IGP), Shamoondeswari (Deputy IG), VK Ramesh Babu (Chief Administrative officer at DGP office), and Loretta Jhona who is part of the International Justice Mission are part of the committee. The presiding officer of this committee will be the Additional Chief Secretary (planning and development) Jayashree Raghunandan.
DMK chief MK Stalin, who is Leader of the Opposition in the state, has criticised the ruling AIADMK for “shielding such officers”.
Mr. Stalin said: “It is a shame that the government shields such officers. This is (the) peak of ugliness… a reflection of arrogance. I bow my head to the woman officer for her courage.”
The announcement of the probe came hours after DMK leader Kanimozhi tweeted about the incident and alleged the AIADMK government for not acting on a woman IPS officer complaint.
The protector also needs protection during ADMK rule. When a woman IPS officer is sexually harassed by a higher ranked officer and the CM takes no notice of it, what hope do ‘ordinary’ women have in this regime?
— Kanimozhi (கனிமொழி) (@KanimozhiDMK) February 24, 2021
