AGARTALA: The state government has begun an investigation into a complaintof harassment by a woman officer ofthe Tripura Civil Service (TCS) cadre against the sub-divisional magistrate of Kailashahar in Unokoti district of north Tripura In a letter tothedistrict magistrate and the collector of Unokoti, the complainant alleged her senior, Subrata Chaudhury , had sexually harassed her at her residence threedays ago.The woman said in her complaintthaton September 8, at around 8 in the morning, Chaudhury came to her quarter, adjacent to the SDM's quarter,without prior information.Though he was an unwanted guest, out of courtesy, the officer askedhim totake a seat. "Hestarted advancing towards me and at one point grabbed me andtriedtooutrage my modesty," she said in her complaint. Onceshe regainedher composure, she pushed him out of the quarter.A day after the shocking incident, she lodged the complaint,saying suchbehaviour should not be tolerated or overlooked asin future,itcouldtakeon a worse turn. She said, "As a woman officer,I have my right to privacy and nobody can violate that."Chaudhury, however, denied he had visited the officer and said it was a conspiracy to malign him. "The issue is a fallout of some vested interests.I will certainly be proven I am innocent,"saidthe accused. District magistrate P R Bhattacharjee said, "I received a complaint against Subrata Chaudhury and the matter is currently being probed."

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