Mangaluru: City Police Commissioner N Shashikumar on Friday said he has suspended two police officers from the department on charge of dereliction of duty in the case of sexual abuse of a law student by a prominent lawyer of the city.
The city’s top cop while informing about the development added that Police Sub-Inspector Shrikala and Head Constable Pramod, both attached to Urwa Police Station, were suspended on Thursday, October 21, pending departmental action against them.
A show-cause notice has also been sent to Urwa Police Station’s Inspector Bharati.
He further added that the action was taken after he had directed ACP Central PA Hegde to conduct a preliminary enquiry into the matter.
Mahila Jagriti Vedike’s President Pavitra Acharya had reportedly taken the victim’s friend to the Urwa Police Station and had made them sign a document favoring the accused lawyer and refuting the claims of sexual harassment by the victim student.
The victim had complained in this regard following which the Police Commissioner had ordered a preliminary inquiry and subsequently, the two officers have been placed on suspension.
