Bhubaneswar, Oct 6 (IANS) Senior Odisha Forest Service (OFS) officer Debendra Kumar Behera, Silviculturist, Rayagada Division, has been placed under suspension to ensure a free and fair investigation into the alleged suicide death of forester Sanjay Kumar Nayak.
The suspension order was issued by the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department.
The body of Nayak was found hanging in his official quarters at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district on September 18. Nayak, a resident of Rayagada district, was posted at the Jaring Research Garden in Kalahandi. Nayak in his suicide note had allegedly held Behera responsible for his taking the extreme step.
The Forest Department in its order noted that a prima-facie allegation of abetment to commit suicide was made against Behera, Silviculturist of Rayagada Division, in the suicidal note of deceased Sanjay Kumar Nayak.
Notably, Nayak’s wife Priyanka Subudhi had alleged that her husband had died due to the mental torture meted out to him by the senior officials in the Rayagada Division.
She claimed that Nayak was allegedly being pressurised for the percentage commission for different projects undertaken by the state Forest Department in the area. Nayak’s wife also alleged that her husband took the extreme step as he failed to bear the torture.
As per the Forest Department order, a case (368/24) under section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against Behera, at the Bhawanipatna Town Police station on September 18.
The Chief Conservator of Forests (T&D), Cuttack Circle has also been directed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force] of Odisha to initiate an inquiry into the matter and submit his findings for further needful action.
“Now, therefore, pending receipt of inquiry report from Chief Conservator of Forests (T&D), Cuttack Circle and to facilitate smooth inquiry and prevent tampering, Debendra Kumar Behera, OFS-I (SB), Silviculturist, Rayagada Division is placed under suspension with immediate effect in terms of sub rule-(1)(b) of Rule-12 of the O.C.S (CC&A) Rules, 1962 and shall remain under suspension until further order,” added the order.
–IANS
gyan/dan
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
