A court in Kaimur on Friday stayed till April 29 the arrest of IPS officer Pushkar Anand who faces charges of allgedly sexually harassing a woman deputy superintendent of police, (DSP) reports PTI.

District and sessions judge Arun Kumar gave the direction on a petition filed by Anand seeking anticipatory bail in the alleged sexual harassment case.

A three-member committee headed by IG (weaker section) found the allegations true and recommended departmental proceedings against the IPS officer. The report has been submitted to the state home department.

The DSP had lodged an FIR on December 29, 2014 alleging Anand had harrassed her when he was posted in Kaimur.