CHALAKUDY: A senior woman superintendent of Chalakudy Forest division office has been suspended for circulating on social media a picture of her co-worker obscenely. Senior superintendent Hobby Hari has been suspended. Thiruvananthapuram additional principal chief forest conservator took action against Hobby. Her colleagues had lodged a complaint against her for harassment by misusing her power. There are nearly 20 women employees and five males in Chalakudy divisional forest office. There are some differences of opinion between the women employees and the superintendent.

The complaint said the superintendent morphed the pictures of the employee of the division office into obscene pictures and circulated them on social media. It is also said that the complainant employee was physically abused. The assistant forest officer was instructed to investigate the incident on the basis of the complaint filed against the superintendent by the staff of the office to the chief forest conservator. The superintendent was suspended after finding truth in the complaint.

The investigation report against the superintendent pointed that the officer has no regrets for morphing, does not cooperate with colleagues, regularly engages in verbal arguments, delays action on urgent files, all the employees of the office have complained against the officer and is not eligible to continue in the supervisory post.