Dehradun, Dec 11 (PTI) A former IPS officer, who recently resigned from his job to take up a key position at the United Nations, has been found guilty by the Police Complaints Authority of "stripping, assaulting, and detaining a complainant for a considerable period" while he was serving as the superintendent of police in Pithoragarh district.

The authority has directed the state government to initiate disciplinary action against the accused cop, Lokeshwar Singh, regarding the incident that happened on February 6, 2023.

The authority issued these directions on a complaint filed by Laxmi Dutt Joshi, an RTI activist.

The complainant had alleged that Singh and his subordinates assaulted him on that day, causing him serious injuries, when he tried to complain about sewage overflowing from p

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