A senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in Chhattisgarh has been suspended following a departmental inquiry that found prima facie evidence of misconduct and misuse of position.
The inquiry was initiated against Ratan Lal Dangi, a 2003-batch officer serving as Inspector General of Police (IGP), in October last year based on a complaint filed by the wife of a police officer accusing him of harassment.
According to the suspension order issued by the state home department, the officer's conduct was found to be 'unbecoming' of a senior position and indicative of misuse of influence, amounting to a prima facie violation of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968.
Dangi has denied the allegations, stating that he was being blackmailed.
During the suspension period, Dangi will be attached to the police headquarters in Nava Raipur and will receive a subsistence allowance as per rules.
