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On Wednesday morning, at about 2 am, the circle officer made contact with the Nalbari Police Station and filed an FIR against DC Deka.
Digital Desk; A Circle Officer has accused the District Commissioner (DC) of Nalbari, Assam, of grave violation and mental harassment.
An FIR has been filed against DC Varnali Deka by Arpana Sarmah, the circle officer of Paschim Nalbari Revenue Circle, on grounds of mental harassment and misbehavior.
On Wednesday morning, at about 2 am, the circle officer made contact with the Nalbari Police Station and filed an FIR against DC Deka.
The FIR read, “With respect to the subject cited above, I want to bring to your kind were notice that I have been facing extreme mental harassment from the District Commissioner, Nalbari, Smt Varnali Deka, from around 24th January, 2024, when I expressed my inability to procure 62 gamochas for the freedom fighters & the NOKs of the freedom fighters, which were earlier procured by DC office Establishment before every Independence Day & Republic Day.”
"Thereafter, I was constantly being scrutinized by her with malafide intentions to fix blames on me on the flimsiest of grounds which forced me to write to the Personnel Department on 11-03-2024 seeking extraordinary leave without allowance or if my leave was not granted, then the same Letter was to be treated as my "RESIGNATION LETTER". But, I was forced to withdraw the Letter also elected in elections, well-wishers and also elected representatives of erstwhile 61-Dharmapur LAC," the FIR further read.
On May 7, the day of the election, Sarmah was assigned duties in the 40-Tihu LAC issue and receiving counter. The DC, she claimed, insulted her and asked her why the laborers had not moved the supplies from the trunks to the designated locations.
Sarmah added in the FIR that she attempted to shoot the instance in which the DC was verbally abusing and harassing her nonstop. However, DC Deka came up to her and attempted to take her phone even after she ended recording the video.
“Since she always carries weapon and she openly speaks about it. I told Maam that she cannot touch my phone in an unauthorized manner and I literally fled away from the counters of 40 Tihu LAC. The CCTV images may please be checked to confirm the facts. I was also scared that she might hurt/harm me with her weapon. I immediately called up my husband and told him to pick me up from Gurdon," she wrote in the FIR.
Arpana Sarmah concluded by saying that she rushed to the Nalbari Police Station to report the incident as she was feeling threatened and unsafe. She has also asked the police to keep her safe and take the appropriate legal action.
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