India, July 3 -- In a dramatic development, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Narayan Venkappa Baramani from Karnataka has submitted a formal request for voluntary retirement (VRS), citing severe emotional distress after an alleged public humiliation by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during a Congress rally earlier this year.

According to a report in The Hindu, Baramani claimed that the Chief Minister tried to slap him during the event held on April 28 in Belagavi, blaming him for lapses in crowd control after a group of women waved black flags and raised slogans against the Congress leadership.

According to Baramani, he was deployed at the venue as part of the security detail when the unexpected protest unfolded. He alleged that t...