Bhopal, June 19: IAS officer Gyaneshwar Patil was suspended Friday, for alleged sexual harassment of his secretary.
CEO district Panchayat Gyaneshwar Patil was caught red-handedly by the media persons Thursday night in an ‘awkward position’ in the office toilet with secreatry. The state government suspended the officer and assured thorough enquiry in the case.
Gyaneshwar Patil was accused of sexually harassing his secretary for a long time. The secretary (name undisclosed) told, ‘He used to harass me for a long time. Today he called me at an odd hour despite my refusal. I had to come because I was afraid of losing my job.’
However, Patil refused that any such allegation was true. Panicked after being caught, Patil said, ‘This is a conspiracy against me. Calling the media is a part of plotting against me.’
—Agencies