Forest Range Officer held after tiff with HC judge’s son
The Hindu
While police claim that the officer was drunk, forest staff term action abuse of power
Coimbatore District (Rural) Police on Thursday arrested Valparai Forest Range Officer K. Jayachandran on a charge of “misbehaving” with three persons, including the son of a judge of the Madras High Court, allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the hill station on Tuesday night. However, Forest staff held a protest alleging that it was a case of abuse of power.
The officer was arrested on Thursday evening for offences under Sections 294 B (sings, recites or utters any obscene song, ballad or words, in or near any public place, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both), 506 (1) (criminal intimidation) and 4 (1) (j) (consumes or buys liquor or any intoxicating drug) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, police said.
He was arrested based on a complaint lodged by a head clerk of the judicial magistrate court, Valparai. The court remanded him in judicial custody.
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