Pink Police cop transferred after harassing father, child over fake phone theft

Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram: A civil police officer of the Pink Police patrol was given a punishment transfer on Sunday after she harassed a man and his 8-year-old daughter in public, wrongly accusing them of a mobile phone theft.

The Attingal DySP Suneesh Babu has also recommended a department level inquiry against CPO Rajitha in his report.

Jayachandran, 38, had complained that he and his daughter were questioned by the cop on the road for more than 30 minutes on a fake phone theft. Subsequently, the ‘stolen’ phone was found from the car of the pink police itself.

Jayachandran, who has been staying on rent at a house near Attingal, and his daughter were subjected to this ordeal at the Moonumukku junction in Attingal on Friday afternoon.

They were standing near the police vehicle, when a woman cop confronted them and asked to return the phone that was allegedly stolen from the car. Though Jayachandran reiterated that he had not stolen the phone, the cop refused to accept this and allegedly harassed his daughter with questions.

Frightened by the interrogation and threats of being taken to the police station, the child, a class 3 student, started wailing. Amid this, another woman cop made a call to the phone that was said to be stolen and the ringing phone was found in a bag inside the car itself.

Jayachandran had said that he will lodge a complaint with the higher authorities over the police action.

After the video of the incident was widely circulated, the Child Rights Commission chairman and the Attingal police intervened.

The Commission has given directives to visit the child at her home and take her statements. And also, to give counselling to the child.  

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