A case for alleged harassment of wife for dowry has been registered against an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer posted in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, police on Wednesday said. Chandramohan Singh, a 2014-batch officer, is currently additional superintendent of police (ASP), Dantewada.

"A case under section 498 (A) of IPC was registered against ASP Singh on August 13," Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Pallava told PTI. Section 498 (A) deals with "subjecting wife to cruelty" for the purpose of dowry. Singh's mother-in-law had last month submitted a complaint against him to the state's Director General of Police as well as Dantewada police.