BHOPAL: Madhya pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday that a senior IPS state official was relieved of his duties after a video showing him assaulting his wife went viral on social media.
In the video, Madhya Pradesh Chief of Police (indictment) Purushottam Sharma he is seen beating his wife, while the latter is seen resisting the assault.
“The officer has been relieved of his duties. Measures will be taken against anyone who has a position of responsibility, but indulges in illegal activities and takes justice into his hands,” said the prime minister.
There is no official confirmation of reports that the IPS officer was caught red-handed by his 32-year-old wife at a woman’s home, after which he assaulted her.
Sharma’s son Parth, deputy commissioner of the Income Tax Department, sent the video to the state Interior Minister Narottam Mishra and some high-ranking bureaucrats, and requested that a complaint be filed against his father.
Sharma, who has been married for 32 years, told PTI that if he had done something wrong, then his son should say why his mother lived with him for so long.
“My son should say why he took money (from me) for 1215 years and went on a trip abroad. After enjoying so much comfort in life, he has an obligation to his family to save his reputation,” Sharma said .
On video: Bhopal: DG Purushottam Sharma’s rank officer attacks his wife, video went viral
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