Mumbai: A special inquiry has been initiated against Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kewalkrishnan Sareen for physically assaulting his subordinate in the department’s Gandhinagar office.Sareen, according to the complainant police inspector Vijay Desai, had slapped him following an argument between the two. The alleged incident occurred last week. Both Sareen and Desai are presently stationed in the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the CBI in the Gandhinagar office, Gujarat.The complaint was escalated to the Joint Director (Mumbai zone) Dharam Chand Jain who constituted a special inquiry team to look into the allegations. Mumbai’s Superintendent of Police Mohamed Suvez Haque will be heading the inquiry. “SP Haque has already visited the Gandhinagar office and has inquired about the incident in detail,” said a senior CBI officer privy to the information.The chief Information officer of the CBI Nitin Wakankar told The Wire that the inquiry has been constituted and officer-in-charge (Haque) has already visited the Gandhinagar office. “The officer is looking into the allegation that Sareen had slapped Desai. The outcome of the inquiry will be out soon,” Wakankar said.Also read: Exclusive: Entire CBI Team Probing Rakesh Asthana’s Alleged Corruption Has Now Been PurgedSareen, who has been with the CBI for several years, was awarded with the ‘President Police Medal’ in 2016 for “distinguished service”.Desai, in his complaint to Jain, had claimed that he was being humiliated for a long time and was subjected to constant harassment. Desai had recorded the incident on audio and has handed over the recording to the CBI officials as evidence.“Besides, there were a couple of other senior officials who were present in the (Gandhinagar) office when the incident occurred. SP Haque will be recording each other statements,” a CBI official told The Wire.