Indian Police Services (IPS) officer Pramod Verma was on Thursday transferred to the police headquarters (PHQ) after the issue of his love affair reported in the press was raised in the Assembly.
The news regarding the complaint filed by Gwalior SP Pramod Verma's wife with the DGP and other authorities against her husband for his illicit relationship with a lady police officer, the Congress raised the issue in the State assembly and uproarious scenes were witnessed.
During zero hour, Congress members Jitu Patwari, Sunderlal Tiwari, Mukesh Nayak, Sukhendra Singh and others raised the issue demanding immediate suspension of Gwalior SP Pramod Verma. However, Speaker Sitasharan Sharma expunged the demand from the proceedings stating that the issue based on newspaper reports can not be discussed in the House.
In her complaint to the DGP filed by e-mail, Verma's wife Nidhi told that her husband has been harassing her because he is in relationship with a lady police officer posted in Bhopal. She also claimed that she made several attempts to solve the issue, but to no avail.
In the e-mail, Nidhi has explained everything in detail, informing that the relationship started when her husband was posted in Khargone. Nidhi is living in New Delhi with her father since June 2012.
The lady officer is at present posted in the CID.
Earlier, on Thursday morning, Jan Jagriti Public Trust Foundation submitted a memorandum to Gwalior IG demanding immediate transfer of Pramod Verma. Nidhi's father Praveen Kumar has expressed the hope that the investigation conducted in the complaint would provide justice to his daughter.
On Thursday morning, Pradeep Verma had gone on long leave soon after the matter came to light through media. The police officials could not find his latest location. On Wednesday, his location was traced in Jabalpur, which suggested that he was planning for anticipatory bail.