Eve-teaser cop thrashed, suspended

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LUCKNOW: Passing a lewd remark at a young girl proved costly for a tipsy constable who was first hit by the victim herself and then left to face the ire of the onlookers who gathered at the scene in Janpath Market area of Hazratganj on Monday evening. The constable was then handed over to the police. Found drunk on duty, the constable was subsequently put under suspension and an inquiry was ordered into the allegations levelled by the victim who refused to get a formal FIR registered against the accused. Eye-witnesses told mediapersons that it was around 8 pm when a girl passing by the parking slot in Janpath Market suddenly stopped before a police constable in uniform. "Even before we could understand what was happening, the girl took off her sandals and attacked the khaki clad before she was stopped by the onlookers. When the girl revealed that the constable had not only passed lewd remarks at her but also tried to get physical, the mob turned against the cop," said an attendant of the parking slot. Identifying himself as Mohd Abbas posted at the local Hazratganj police station, the constable tried to explain that he was innocent. In the process, however, it was established that he was heavily drunk. This left the mob agitated. The constable was then thoroughly beaten up by the mob before some other policemen on duty in the area intervened. Talking to TOI, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Akhil Kumar said, "The complaint was about the constable's misconduct and he has been suspended as the charges levelled against him were found to be true." The Janpath incident is not the only one to tarnish the image of the local police. Monday proved to be a bad day for the police otherwise also as two more cops were suspended, taking the total number of cops punished in March to 28. The other two to be suspended were Ram Babu and Uday Pal Singh, both were deployed in Hazratganj police circle.