- KOHIMA — Nagaland
government has suspended IAS officer Reny Wilfred with immediate effect after
he was charged with alleged sexual harassment of female employees during his
tenure as Joint Secretary of the Investment and Development Authority of
Nagaland (IDAN).
- The suspension order, issued nearly two months after the
Nagaland Police registered an FIR against Wilfred, stated that the case is
currently under investigation.
- He has been charged under several sections of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) — Section 74 (assault or criminal force to any woman),
Section 75(2) (penalty for sexual harassment), and Section 79 (offences related
to insulting the modesty of a woman).
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- Chief Secretary Dr. J Alam issued the suspension order on
May 21, stating that the disciplinary action was taken under sub-rule (3) of
Rule 3 of the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969.
- The order (No. PAR-A/06/2021-AIS) is effective from the same
date.
- Wilfred, a 2015 batch IAS officer, was serving as Joint Secretary
in the Finance Department of Nagaland at the time of suspension.
- According to the order, his headquarters during the
suspension will be the P&AR Department, government of Nagaland, at the
Civil Secretariat in Kohima.
- He has been barred from leaving the station without prior
permission from the chief secretary.
- During the suspension, Wilfred will receive a subsistence
allowance equivalent to the leave salary he would be entitled to on half-pay,
along with any applicable dearness allowance, in accordance with Rule-4(1)(a)
of the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969.
