Inspector General (IG) of Police Hemant Kalson was arrested by the Haryana Police on Sunday for allegedly misbehaving with two women after trespassing into their houses in Panchkula district on August 21. He has been sent to judicial custody after two FIRs were filed against him for allegedly 'assaulting and abusing' the two women where he was reported trespassing. "Police took action and accused was booked under the relevant sections and has been arrested. He said Gajraj Singh of Ratpur in Pinjore had also filed a complaint against the IG on the same day for entering his house and assaulting him. Notably, IPS officer Hemant Kalson was also suspended by the Haryana government in April last year after he had fired rounds into the air in a drunken state during election duty.

Source: dna August 24, 2020 10:58 UTC