DK District Leprosy Officer suspended for sexual harassment, KAT stays order
The Hindu
The case came in public domain after some videos and photographs went viral on social media on November 25
Karnataka Government has suspended Dakshina Kannada District Leprosy Officer Rathnakar on the charge of sexually harassing a woman contract employee working in his office.
However, the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, headed by its Chairman Justice R.B. Budihal, has stayed the order of suspension.
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