Cop From UP's Adhyatmik Nagar Accused Of Harassing Woman, Thrashing Man
NDTV
An FIR has been registered against Jitendra Gautam and his associates under sections relating to rioting, causing hurt and criminal intimidation
A sub-inspector here has been suspended for allegedly beating up a cleaner, who stopped him from "harassing" a woman, police said today.
The accused officer, Jitendra Gautam, was posted as in-charge of Adhyatmik Nagar outpost that falls under the jurisdiction of Masuri police station, they said.
An FIR was registered against him and his associates Kuldeep, Shakeel, Taj Mohammad and Gulpham under Sections 147 (rioting), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), they added.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Pawan Kumar has suspended Gautam and ordered a departmental inquiry against him.
