Observing that a person facing sexual harassment charges must be suspended first before proceeding with an inquiry, the Madras High Court on Friday wondered why a Special Director General of Police (now on compulsory wait) accused of having made sexual advances towards a woman Superintendent of Police had not been suspended yet in order to inspire confidence in the criminal investigation as well as an internal inquiry initiated against him.
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh raised the query during the hearing of a suo motu writ petition taken up by him to monitor the investigation in a criminal case booked against the ex-Special DGP as well as a Superintendent of Police, who reportedly waylaid the victim when she was on her way to lodge a complaint and forced her to talk to the prime suspect over phone, as well as an inquiry being conducted by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) into the charge of sexual harassment.
“Wouldn’t you have immediately resorted to suspension if a…
