VARANASI, March 19 -- Varanasi district jail superintendent Dr Umesh Kumar Singh was transferred to Sonbhadra district jail on Tuesday after deputy jailer Meena Kanaujia accused him of harassment and misconduct. The transfer was ordered by PV Ramashastry, director general of the department of prisons administration and reforms.

Dr Umesh has been appointed as superintendent of Sonbhadra district jail, while his Sonbhadra counterpart, Saurabh Srivastava, will take charge as superintendent of Varanasi district jail.

Deputy jailer Meena Kanaujia on Saturday alleged that Dr Umesh had been harassing her for the past year and claimed that she felt threatened. In a letter to senior officials, she urged the government to take action. Following t...