India, Oct. 23 -- Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday suspended Chhotu Lal Sharma, who has been serving as the assistant director (public service) at Pratapgarh district headquarters, after he slapped a worker at a fuel pump station in Bhilwara on Tuesday.

The order issued by the CMO, read, "As per the section 13 od the Civil Services (Classification, Control, and Appeal) Act 1958, the RAS officer Chhotulal Sharma is being suspended immediately. During this period, he will report to Department of Personnel in Jaipur."

The incident occurred on Tuesday when Chhotu Lal Sharma, currently posted as a sub-divisional magistrate in Pratapgarh, was involved in a heated altercation with a staff member of a petrol pump that also...