Raipur, March 26 -- A senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in Chhattisgarh was suspended after a departmental inquiry found prima facie evidence of misconduct and misuse of position, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday.

An inquiry was initiated against Ratan Lal Dangi, a 2003-batch officer serving as Inspector General of Police (IGP), in October last year based on a complaint filed by the wife of a police officer, accusing him of harassment.

At the time of the allegations, Dangi was posted as director of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose State Police Academy in Chandrakhuri, near Raipur.

Officials said the complainant had alleged mental, physical and financial harassment and also claimed she was under pressure, with conc...