Deputy Collector Akhilesh Kumar has been suspended with retrospective effect of April 12 last when the sordid incident came to light, a notification issued by the General Administration Department said.
Kumar's family members had charged him with allegedly raping his own 14-year-old daughter at their house and lodged a case against him at a women's police station.
Consequently, the accused BAS official was arrested on April 13 and charged with the rape of his daughter.