Kerala: Senior IPS officer transferred after daughter assaults driver
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Kerala Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Sudesh Kumar, who ran into trouble after his daughter allegedly manhandled a junior policeman, was transferred today. Kumar, who was also the head of the Armed Police Battalion, has not been given any new posting and has been asked to report to the Police Headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, official sources said. Here's more.
CM assures action
Family members of Gavaskar meets CM Pinrayi Vijayan
The alleged beating up of the policeman, Gavaskar, the official driver of Kumar, by the latter's 28-year-old daughter Snigdha took place yesterday. The family members of Gavaskar met Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and submitted a complaint to him regarding the incident yesterday itself. The Chief Minister has assured them of strict action against the IPS officer's daughter.
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More police personnel come forward with ill-treatment stories
The incident has kicked up a row as a number of policemen, deployed as camp followers for the personal service of senior officers, have complained about the ill-treatment they face from their superiors and their family members. The Kerala Police Association has also come out against the alleged ill-treatment meted out to junior policemen by the senior officers.
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Cases registered against Snigdha as well as Gavaskar
A case has been registered against Snigdha under sections of the IPC, including 294B (verbal abuse), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from performing duty), and 324 (causing hurt using weapon). Meanwhile, on the basis of her counter-complaint, a case has also been registered against Gavaskar on charges of outraging the modesty of a woman. Gavaskar was hospitalized after the alleged assault.
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Snigdha thrashed Gavaskar on arriving late
The alleged assault happened when Snigdha and her mother had gone for a morning walk, Gavaskar has said. Irked over the delay in bringing the vehicle, the daughter of the IPS officer first verbally abused him and later hit him on his neck and shoulder with her mobile phone yesterday, the police driver has said in his complaint.