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News Topical, Digital Desk : 297 people have died in the Air India plane crash incident in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, a Kerala government employee has been arrested for making objectionable comments about a nurse from the state on Facebook. Let us tell you that the nurse died in a plane crash in Ahmedabad. On this matter, the police said that Junior Superintendent A. Pavithran, who is handling the responsibility of Deputy Tehsildar in Vellarikundu Taluk Office of Kasargod district, has been suspended on charges of sexual harassment and caste related remarks against Ranjita of Nair community.
Case registered against the accused officer
Police said the accused was arrested hours after the comment. An official of Hosdurg police station in Kasargod district said, Pavithran has been booked under sections 75 (1) (4) (making sexually coloured remarks), 79 (intent to insult a woman) and 196 (1) (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on the basis of caste) of the Indian Penal Code (BNS). The official said that a case has also been registered against him under section 67 (A) (punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form) of the Information Technology (IT) Act.
The officer was suspended
Let us tell you that Ranjita also died in the Ahmedabad plane crash. Ranjita was a mother of two children and was working as a nurse in Britain. After spending some time abroad, she had come to Kerala once again to plan to join government services and complete her job related formalities. On this matter, the state's Revenue Minister called Pavithran's comment insulting and said that an order has been issued to suspend the accused officer.
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