Shimla, Oct. 11 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has transferred Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Una, Vishwa Mohan Dev Chauhan, who was accused of rape, to Shimla. He has been ordered to join the Personnel Department.
SDM Bharmour Abhishek Mittal has been appointed the new SDM of Una.
The state government has also assigned Additional District Magistrate (ADM) cum Project Officer (ITDP) Officer Kulveer Singh Rana to take over the additional charge of SDM (Civil) Bharmour.
A young woman from Una has accused Vishwa Mohan Dev of raping her under the pretext of marriage. To avoid arrest, the SDM approached the Himachal Pradesh High Court seeking anticipatory bail.
In the last hearing, the court was informed that both parties had agreed to ...