Representative imageKOTA: Irked over being served a notice from the department, a railway engineer barged into the house of his senior in the Railway Workshop Colony here and injured his wife on Monday afternoon.
Police booked the accused, but have not arrested him so far. The chief workshop manager (CWM), Kota, has ordered for his suspension.
According to reports, Shivprakesh Meena (45), posted as senior section engineer (planning) at goods bogey maintenance workshop in Kota, reached the house of Pramod Kumar Singh, deputy chief mechanical engineer in Railway Workshop Colony, and attacked his wife Varsha Singh (45) after she opened the door. The woman sustained injuries on her arms after the accused dragged her down on the floor.
Hearing her screams, neighbors reached the spot and rescued the woman. The accused attempted to flee but the neighbors took the key of his motorbike, held him and handed him over to police.
Following a report by Pramod Kumar Singh, police booked Meena under Sections 341, 323 and 354 of IPC, Railway Colony SHO Hansraj Meena said.
Initial investigation revealed, irked over departmental dispute with Singh, the accused attacked Varsha. The railway authorities ordered suspension of Meena.