NEW DELHI, July 31: The Odisha government suspended senior IPS officer Pandit Rajesh Uttamrao on Tuesday for allegedly abusing his power and “grave misconduct” after it was reported that he forcibly entered a married woman inspector's home and misbehaved, an official statement said.
Uttamrao, who is from the 2007 batch, was working as the DIG of Fire Services & Home Guards in Odisha. He was accused of misbehaving with a woman police inspector and her husband on July 27.
Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh mentioned that the police would take action if a complaint was filed about the incident.
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