Kalpetta: Police have registered a case against Ratheeshkumar (36), a Section Forest Officer under the South Wayanad Forest Division, for allegedly sexually assaulting a female colleague during night duty last week.

The Padinjarathara police acted on the woman’s complaint and recorded her statement. Following a preliminary inquiry by the department’s Internal Complaints Committee, the officer was transferred.

“We conducted a preliminary inquiry and submitted a report to the Chief Conservator of Forest, Northern Circle, recommending appropriate measures,” South Wayanad DFO Ajith K Raman told Onmanorama.

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