Police constable booked on charges of harassing a woman and setting fire to her car near Tiruchi
A police constable in Tiruchi has been booked for allegedly harassing a woman and setting her car on fire after she rejected his advances. The incident was captured on CCTV, and an investigation is currently underway.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues of police misconduct and violence against women, prompting public concern regarding accountability.
The Kollidam police have registered a case against a police constable for allegedly harassing a woman and setting fire to her car at Sankara Nagar in Kollidam Tollgate area on the outskirts of Tiruchi city recently. The case was booked on a complaint preferred by the 41-year-old woman resident of Sankara Nagar.
The police said the woman lodged a complaint on July 29 suspecting the involvement of the police constable P. Sathiyaraj, 42, attached to the Kollidam police station, in setting fire to her car that was parked in front of her house.
The woman had alleged that the constable knew her as she was an LIC agent and harassed, intimidated, and abused her after she rejected his sexual advances and did not answer his phone calls. She suspected that he was behind the incident and lodged a complaint.
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