Sexual Harassment plaint: IPS officer's suspension revoked based on ICC recommendation
Police sources said that the complainant in the case arrived at a settlement with the officer, who was serving as a Joint Commissioner of Police -Traffic in Chennai City.;
Senior police officer, D Mahesh Kumar
CHENNAI: The suspension of Senior police officer, D Mahesh Kumar has been revoked after the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) which was probing the sexual harassment charges against him by a female constable, filed a "no further action" required report with the police headquarters.
Police sources said that the complainant in the case arrived at a settlement with the officer, who was serving as a Joint Commissioner of Police -Traffic in Chennai City.
In February, Tamil Nadu DGP Shankar Jiwal initiated action against him, and a Vishaka Committee, led by DGP Seema Agarwal, was formed to investigate the allegations against the police officer.
After the issue came into limelight, the police officer's wife, a former sub-inspector accused the complainant of trying to extort money from her husband and that she had filed a false complaint.
Mahesh Kumar, a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank officer is a 2010 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer.