A child development officer in Kerala’s Thrissur was suspended on Monday after a probe found him guilty of conducting a prayer at the workplace to remove “negative energy”.

K.A.Bindhu had held a prayer at one of the Child Development Offices in Thrissur leading to her suspension.

A probe into the incident was ordered by District Collector Krishna Teja.

Trouble began when a contract employee of the office wore a ceremonial Christian robe to office in October and conducted a prayer allegedly on the direction of the head who believed that some negative energy had gripped the office building and wanted to get rid of it by a prayer session.

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