The Chhattisgarh government suspended senior IPS officer Ratanlal Dangi (IPS:2003:CG) on Thursday for misusing his official position. Dangi was serving as Inspector General (IG) in the state police. The suspension of such a high-ranking IPS officer has created ripples in the state police and administration.
Dangi has been attached to a designated headquarters and has been barred from leaving it without prior permission from the competent authority. Further departmental action will be initiated after the completion of the ongoing inquiry against him.
The suspension order was issued after serious allegations were leveled against him, which gained wide publicity. Though nothing specific has been mentioned about the allegations, the suspension order simply states that the officer exhibited immoral conduct by misusing his position, which is unbecoming of his high position and rank. And the state govt placed him under suspension with immediate effect in order to ensure a fair and impartial investigation.
The case against Dangi originated from a written complaint filed by a woman in November last year. The complainant, reportedly the wife of a sub-inspector in the Chhattisgarh Police, made serious allegations against Dangi, which went viral on social media, generating wide public attention.
It was when the departmental inquiry was initiated into the matter.
Though the senior IPS officer strongly denied all the allegations, terming them baseless and false, the govt was unrelenting and proceeded with his suspension.
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