Kulbhushan Bansal, a Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officer, was arrested on Sunday following a complaint by a Dalit contractual male worker, who complained of sexually exploitation at gunpoint. Rajesh Kumar Mohan, Additional Superintendent of Police, Hisar, said Bansal was sent to a one-day police remand.
Bansal's arrest came after a Dalit worker posted at Haryana's public health department lodged a complaint against him.
The worker accused the officer of making casteist remarks and exploiting him for six months.
Bansal was booked under sections 377 (unnatural offences) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The case was registered under the IPC as the incident had taken place six months ago.
The officer, who was serving as the Hansi sub-divisional magistrate, was suspended on Thursday.
The complainant claimed that the HCS officer had hired him as a peon on a contract.
