Nagpur: Following his arrest by Chhattisgarh Police in connection with a case registered against him at Rajnandgaon by a young married woman, the NMC’s Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Rajendra Uchake has been suspended by the civic body. The arrest was confirmed by the office of Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police.
As per rules, a government employee is suspended if he is in police custody for more than 48 hours. The suspension order was issued 10 days after Uchake’s arrest. This information was given by a senior official of the NMC. Due to non-availability of official information with the Municipal Corporation, suspension action could not be taken.
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Based on the media reports, a letter was sent to Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police and information about the arrest was sought. The suspension order was issued on Monday after receiving an official information letter from the police. Deputy Chief Fire Officer B. P. Chandankhede has been entrusted with the additional charge of Chief Fire Officer in place of Uchake.
Notably, the woman had alleged that Uchake was sending obscene messages and pornographic videos on her cell phone. Rajnandgaon Police had registered a case under Section 506 (b), 509 (b) of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 67 (a) of the Information Technology Act against him following the woman’s complaint.
Earlier it was reported that through Facebook, a Chhattisgarh-based Amit Soni and a highly educated Nagpur girl met and fell in love. In 2021, they both got married. The girl and Uchake were acquaintances. They previously used Whatsapp to communicate. However, Uchake began transmitting obscene messages and videos as of June 17, 2022. Along with this, he also sent his porn videos and audios, the complaint filed by the woman said.
According to the complaint, Uchake started pressuring her to have physical relations. When the young woman asked him to stop, he threatened to kill her along with her family, telling her that he was an officer. The complaint stated that due to such threats the complainant suffered a lot of mental anguish and thoughts of suicide crossed her mind. Subsequently the Rajnandgaon police had registered a case against Uchake.
