Bagalkot: H B Nayaka, a Deputy Forest Officer (DFO) from Bagalkot Social Forest Division has been accused of sexually harassing a female colleague.
The woman who has lodged a complaint at Navanagar police station is a second grade helper at the Badami social forestry division.
The sub-inspector of the Navanagar police station said, “The officer has been absconding since the complaint has been filed.”
The woman hails from Hunagund taluk and lives with her two children in Badami. She has been working in the department since 2010. She was recruited on compassionate grounds after the accidental death of her husband, who was working as a forest conservator in the department.