Five police including two Inspectors suspended for neglecting woman petitioner’s complaint
Five police personnel, including two Inspectors, were suspended for neglecting a woman's complaint of sexual harassment in Devakottai. The woman had been directed between police stations before escalating her complaint to the Inspector General of Police. Following an investigation, the accused auto driver was arrested, and the police emphasized the need for vigilance in protecting women.
- ▪Five police personnel were suspended for neglecting a woman's complaint.
- ▪The woman reported sexual harassment by an auto driver but was redirected between police stations.
- ▪The Inspector General of Police ordered an investigation after the complaint was escalated.
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Five police personnel, including two Inspectors of Police were suspended for neglecting a complaint lodged by a woman petitioner in Devakottai.Police said that the woman, who had visited the Devakottai Town Police Station on May 18 and preferred a complaint of sexual harassment charge against an auto driver in the vicinity, the police had reportedly asked her to go to the All Woman Police Station (AWPS).When she went there, the AWPS personnel had directed her to go to another station citing jurisdictional issues. Annoyed, the woman is understood to have sent her petition to the Inspector General of Police (south zone) in Madurai.On receipt, the IGP Vijayendra Bidari had directed the officers in Sivaganga district to verify the complaint.
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