Guwahati, March 5 -- A court in Assam's Nalbari district has rejected a police report that cleared senior IAS officer Varnali Deka accused of mentally harassing a female ACS officer.

The Nalbari chief judicial magistrate (CJM)'s court has instead ordered a further investigation into the allegations.

Arpana Sarmah, the then circle officer of Paschim Nalbari revenue circle, had filed a complaint against Nalbari District Commissioner (DC) Varnali Deka, alleging "mental harassment, public humiliation and threats" during Lok Sabha election duty in May last year.

Initially, Nalbari police refused to register the FIR. It was only registered in November last year, following a court order.

Subsequently, the police submitted a final report stat...