As many as four police officers, including a sub-inspector attached to the Vaikom police station, were placed under suspension on Monday for delaying the registration of a case against molestation of woman.
They were suspended after a preliminary inquiry suggested that they had not acted on time on a complaint lodged by a woman over her alleged molestation at a public place on May 1, Kottayam District Police Chief K. Karthik said. “These officials have been suspended pending further inquiry and a detailed probe into the episode is under way,” he said. The officials placed under suspension have been identified as Principal sub-inspector Ajmal Hussain, assistant sub-inspector Vinod, civil police officers Binoj and Sabu.
The incident took place when the victim was travelling with her husband late on May 1 and the complaint was filed against unidentified persons.
Despite filing a complaint instantly, these officials took three days to register a case. All police officers had already been instructed to register cases whenever a complaint related to cognisable offence such as crime against women or children was received, he said.
