Updated: September 29, 2020 9:27:29 pm
On Monday, Sharma was relieved of his position as CEO after the Interior Department deemed his behavior unethical and lenient in inflicting domestic violence.
Purushottam Sharma, a senior IPS official in Madhya Pradesh who served as Special Director General (Prosecutor’s Office), was suspended on Tuesday for moral turpitude and domestic violence by the state Department of the Interior. This comes a day after two of his videos went viral where he was seen. beating his wife.
At a hearing tonight, the department deemed his explanation “unsatisfactory” and ordered his suspension. On Monday, Sharma was relieved of his position as CEO after the Interior Department deemed his behavior unethical and lenient in inflicting domestic violence.
That same night, Sharma’s daughter, Dewanshi Gautam, wrote to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, saying that her mother suffered from a chronic psychiatric disorder and was the “abusive one.”
Sharma’s daughter Dewanshi Gautam in a letter to @ChouhanShivraj has stated that his mother suffers from a chronic psychiatric disorder. She has urged the government to stop the degradation of her father, the image of Purushottam Sharma, calling her mother abusive. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/QNqrektQhn
– Iram Siddique (@Scribbly_Scribe) September 29, 2020
In a video that went viral Monday morning, Sharma can be seen hitting his wife after a heated argument. At one point, he is seen pinning her to the ground. In another video, recorded by his wife, Sharma is sitting in a room with a woman and his wife asks why he is there.
When contacted, Sharma said The Indian Express, “This is a family dispute and I am the receiver. My wife filed the first complaint against me in 2008, but if I had such a violent character, why did she stay with me all these years and go on a trip abroad and transfer all the property in her name?
When asked about the accusations made by his wife, he said: “I will respond to an investigative agency when asked, but not to the media.”
After the two videos were released, a police team was dispatched to meet Sharma’s wife, Priya. According to a superior officer, he refused to make an official complaint.
Meanwhile, the news anchor of a regional state television channel filed a police complaint against the wife and son of an IPS officer. accusing them of tarnishing his reputation.
The presenter filed a complaint against Sharma’s wife and son at the Shahpura police station, claiming that the IPS officer is “like a father” to her and calls her a “beta”.
“The complaint claims that her privacy and image have suffered greatly in society and have caused her name to be discredited,” said Shahpura Police Chief Jitendra Patel.
The presenter has demanded that the police take appropriate measures in the matter and protect her from suffering “mental torture”.
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