TNN | Aug 7, 2011, 11.34PM IST
BHUBANESWAR: Close on the heels of a woman employee of Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) accusing the vice chairman (an IAS officer) and some other staff members of the development body of making derogatory caste remarks against her, now a female employee of the state forest department has leveled harassment charges against her boss, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer.
The woman, who works as a forest guard at Nandankanan zoo, alleged the deputy director (in the rank of DFO) of the zoo, harassed her mentally and physically. Police lodged a case against the senior forest officer on Sunday, based on the woman's FIR at Mahila police station on Saturday.
She alleged the deputy director demanded illegal gratification from her to open her service book. She joined the service in 2009.
"Apart from bribe, he wanted to develop an illicit relation with me. I apprised higher authorities of the zoo about the matter. After getting little justice from the department, I lodged a complaint against him with police," she told media persons.
The zoo's director Sudarsan Panda, however, denied receiving any complaint from her in the past. "She never brought the alleged harassment matter to my notice. Instead, she approached the police first. Now police will inquire into the matter," Panda said.
The deputy director in question rubbished the charges. "Her allegations are false and baseless," he said.
The woman, who works as a forest guard at Nandankanan zoo, alleged the deputy director (in the rank of DFO) of the zoo, harassed her mentally and physically. Police lodged a case against the senior forest officer on Sunday, based on the woman's FIR at Mahila police station on Saturday.
She alleged the deputy director demanded illegal gratification from her to open her service book. She joined the service in 2009.
"Apart from bribe, he wanted to develop an illicit relation with me. I apprised higher authorities of the zoo about the matter. After getting little justice from the department, I lodged a complaint against him with police," she told media persons.
The zoo's director Sudarsan Panda, however, denied receiving any complaint from her in the past. "She never brought the alleged harassment matter to my notice. Instead, she approached the police first. Now police will inquire into the matter," Panda said.
The deputy director in question rubbished the charges. "Her allegations are false and baseless," he said.
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