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EC orders suspension of SP Kannan
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His name figured in woman officer’s harassment case
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His name figured in woman officer’s harassment case The Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday ordered the immediate suspension of former Chengalpattu Superintendent of Police D. Kannan, who was earlier in the day transferred to a non-election post in accordance with the directions of the poll watchdog. Mr. Kannan’s name figured in the case of a woman SP being harassed by an officer in the rank of Special DGP.
In a letter to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, EC Secretary Malay Mallick called for reporting compliance of the suspension order by 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
FIR Against Tamil Nadu DGP Rajesh Das For Sexually Abusing Woman IPS Officer Mar 01, 2021, 09:06 IST
The CB-CID in Tamil Nadu ordered the registration of an FIR against DGP Rajesh Das and SP D Kannan. A woman IPS officer had allegations of harassment against the former Special Director-General of Police, Rajesh Das while claiming that Kannan tried to prevent her from filing an official complaint in this regard.
Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) Rajesh Das and Chengalpattu Superintendent of Police D Kannan have been booked under Section 354 (outraging modesty of a woman) of the IPC along with sections 3 and 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. In February, the Tamil Nadu government had set up a six-member inquiry committee led by additional chief secretary Jayashree Raghunandan to probe the woman IPS officer s complaint.
FIR against Tamil Nadu DGP on woman IPS officer s complaint of sexual harassment
Tamil Nadu government has set up a committee to probe the woman IPS officer s complaint of sexual harassment against DGP (law and order) Rajesh Das.
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UPDATED: March 1, 2021 06:07 IST
[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] A woman IPS officer has accused Tamil Nadu DGP (Law and Order) Rajesh Das of sexual harassment
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DGP Rajesh Das has been booked under sections of the IPC and TN Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act
TN govt has set up a committee to probe the woman IPS officer s complaint
A group of IPS officers alleged Chengalpattu SP D Kannan tried to prevent the woman officer from filing a complaint