Hisar Police today arrested suspended Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officer Kulbhushan Bansal, who was accused of physically abusing a Class IV employee belonging to the Dalit community.

The police later produced him in court, which remanded him for a day for further questioning. Yesterday, the police registered a case against the suspect under Sections 377 and 506 of the IPC and relevant sections of the SC/ST Act.

Sources said the suspect, who was arrested from Hisar, was first taken to the SP office. Later, he was brought before the court of Sukhveer Kaur, Civil Judge (Junior Division), who remanded him to judicial custody for a day.

He will appear in court again tomorrow. The HCS officer was posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) at Hansi and also held the charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Zila Parishad of Hisar.

A masseur, who was assisted by the SDM in getting the contract job of a sweeper, has lodged a complaint with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Haryana CM showcase, Haryana DGP and Hisar SP. In the complaint, he alleged that the officer had been sexually abusing him at gunpoint for some time.

The complainant filmed the act on his mobile phone about a month and a half ago. He later submitted the complaint, along with the video clips, to the concerned authorities by post. The video clip and the complaint went viral on social media, following which the state government suspended the HCS officer and lodged him at the headquarters of the chief secretariat.