Cop arrested, suspended for molesting woman in moving bus

THRISSUR: Wadakanchery police today arrested a circle inspector attached to the Rapid Action Force for allegedly trying to molest a woman inside a running private bus.


According to Wadakanchery police, Pandikkad Rapid Action Force CI TV Subrahmanian, a 38-year-old resident of Pallam in Thrissur district, was arrested when he allegedly tried to molest a 48-year-old woman in private bus heading to Thrissur. The woman boarded the bus on way back to home after bali tharpanam performed at Cheruthuruthy. Hearing the cry for help, passengers and locals blockaded Subrahmanian inside the bus and later handed over to the Wadakanchery police.

The police registered a case on the basis of the complaint by the woman under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 377 (unnatural offences) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman).

Meanwhile, soon after the arrested was recorded, IGP (Thrissur Range) S Gopinath IPS suspended Subrahmanian from service on orders from DGP Jacob Punnoose IPS.