An IPS officer on Sunday staged a sit-in protest outside the Vasanth Nagar residence of his former wife, also an IPS officer, after he alleged that she was not allowing him to meet their children.

IPS Arun Rangarajan, currently the superintendent of police in Kalaburagi police's Internal Security Division, sat on a footpath outside his ex-wife's home on Sunday evening. He accused his wife, a DCP rank officer, of not letting him see their two children.

IPS Arun Rangarajan told Bangalore Mirror that the two got married few years back and had a child when they were posted in Chhattisgarh. He said his ex-wife wanted to shift to Karnataka which led to misunderstanding between the two following which the woman officer applied for a divorce.

However, during the proceedings of the divorce, the two started living together and had their second child. Their relationship, meanwhile worsened, and the two separated again. The IPS officer claimed that it was after the second separation that he was not allowed to meet his children.

On Sunday, Arun Rangarajan left for his wife's home to meet their children but after he was not allowed, he sat outside on a footpath in protest. The IPS told The Indian Express that his estranged wife also called the police control room to complaint about harassment. Many officers rushed to Vasanth Nagar to pacify the IPS officer but he said he would continue to protest till he is allowed to meet the children.

(With inputs from Nolan Pinto)

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