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Sexual harassment: Why accused special DGP has not been suspended yet, Madras high court asks
Sureshkumar | TNN | Mar 12, 2021, 16:01 IST

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CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Friday wondered as to why a special director general of police (DGP), who is accused of sexually harassing a woman IPS officer, has not been suspended yet while an SP, who allegedly waylaid the woman officer, has been suspended. Justice N Anand Venkatesh made the observation while hearing a suo motu plea initiated by him taking cognizance of the issue.
“The SP was only an arrow, the special DGP was the bow. But the arrow has been suspended, not the bow. Is the special DGP so powerful that the state cannot suspend him,” the judge asked the state public prosecutor A Natarajan.
Noting that the court would ensure that the probe was closely monitored, the judge directed the prosecutor to file a status report on the investigation by March 16.
The court further refused to vacate the prohibition against publicising the name of the accused in addition to the victim. “The court did not want a parallel media trial to happen in this case,” the judge said.

Advocate Abdul Saleem representing the special DGP submitted that while the accused officer was cooperating with the investigation and had filed his submission before the internal complaints committee (ICC), a committee member had openly commented on WhatsApp that the accused should be hanged without trial. The comment was made even before the proceedings started, he said
“And one of the committee members whom I have cited as a witness to my case is sitting as a committee member. Therefore, he may be permitted to put certain things to the court explaining the manner in which the investigation is going in a sealed cover,” Abdul Saleem said.
To this, Justice Anand Venkatesh said, “I would appreciate it if you keep watching as to what is happening here rather than making submissions in this case. The more submissions you make the more the court has a problem.”
“Whatever protest you want to make, give it writing and let it be part of the case file,” the judge said.
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