The Odisha government has suspended senior IPS officer Dayal Gangwar over allegations of harassing a slain Government Railway Police (GRP) constable, Soumya Ranjan Swain.
The suspension comes after Swain's family accused Gangwar of harassing the constable, who died in a lynching incident on May 7 near Bhubaneswar.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi ordered Gangwar's suspension, weeks after he was removed as additional director general (ADG) and attached to the home department as an officer on special duty.
Gangwar, a 1998-batch IPS officer, has not been linked to the lynching investigation, but Swain's family alleged that he was subjected to mistreatment during his stint under Gangwar in the GRP.
Swain's father, Dushasan Swain, claimed that his son was forced to perform personal tasks unrelated to official duties, including giving massages to Gangwar and his son for nearly two hours every morning and evening.
He also alleged that his son was made to pay for expensive protein supplements and was forced to work at a gym of Gangwar's associates.
ADG (railways), Arun Bothra, has ordered an inquiry into the allegations against Gangwar.
