Mumbai: After a video of the Director General of Police in charge of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Purushottam Sharma, beating his wife appeared on social media, the Madhya Pradesh government decided to relieve him of his duties. An order, signed by the Department of the Interior, said that the 1986 IPS officer was relieved of all his duties with immediate effect. The order, according to Hindustan Times, does not mention anything about another position.
In the viral video, Sharma is seen dragging his wife, pinning her to the ground, and beating her aggressively. In the video, two other men are seen waiting. Sharma’s wife can be heard calling for help and asking the other two men to call the police.
Sharma’s son has accused him of domestic violence and, despite the video evidence, Sharma has denied the charges. Sharma’s son has written a letter to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Interior Minister Narottam Mishra and Chief of Police Vivek Johari seeking urgent intervention.
Sharma, in a press release, stated that he had not indulged in violence of any kind and justified his violence as a “personal matter” between him and his wife. “I have not given myself to any violence. This is a matter between my wife and me. He also complained about me in early 2008. We have been married for 32 years. She lives with me and enjoys all the facilities and even travels abroad with my expenses. The point is, if she’s upset with me, why is she living with me? She announced in her defense.
Even as social media users have been furious at the video, Madhya Pradesh State Women’s Commission Chairperson Shobha Oza has stepped in and suo motu presented a case. Oza, talking to him Hindustan TimesHe said, “We are going to learn suo motu of the incident based on the video. The state government must take strict measures against the IPS official. “
The MP government has not submitted a FIR and claims to be waiting for the family to appear to register a complaint. Interior Minister Narottam Mishra, quoted by the Hindustan Times, He has said: “I have come to know about this matter only through the media. If there are any complaints, I will investigate this. “
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