Raichur: In a shocking incident, a woman government employee was seen being kicked by her male colleague in Sindhanur City Municipal Council (SCMC) in the Raichur district of Karnataka. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras and the video is now going viral on social media.
The accused, identified as Sharanappa, a contractual employee, has reportedly been in tiffs with others in the council earlier, and has also assaulted some of them, according to reports.
An official at the SCMC said the incident occurred last Saturday and added that the accused has already been arrested by the police.
“Following the woman’s complaint, her male colleague has been dismissed and handed over to police,” said the official who didn’t wish to be named.
“Sharanappa is a contractual employee and the Council had no idea about the incident. We came to know about it only after police informed that Nasreen has complained against Sharanappa,” he said.
Last Saturday was a holiday at the council office and hardly any staff were around when the incident occurred, the council official said.
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“On Saturday, there was a holiday in SCMC office but two employees (Nasreen and Sharanappa) were assigned to work so they could clear some backlog. Nasreen is a permanent employee while Sharanappa is hired on a contract basis as a computer operator,” a senior police official said
“Nasreen was observing Ramadan fast and is said to have turned up a bit late to work,” the police official said, adding that Sharanappa kicked Nasreen after an argument about her being late. According to police, this is not for the first time Sharanappa has assaulted council staff.
(Agencies)
