SHO suspended after CCTV confirms assault on pregnant woman in Kochi
Shaimol said she has received more CCTV footage of the incident.
Shaimol said she has received more CCTV footage of the incident.
Shaimol said she has received more CCTV footage of the incident.
Kochi: The Station House Officer (SHO) who allegedly slapped a pregnant woman while serving at a police station in Kochi last year has been suspended after the CCTV footage of the incident surfaced on Thursday.
According to the police, the suspension order was issued by the office of the Inspector General of Police, South Zone, at the direction of the State Police Chief.
The officer, Prathap Chandran K J, the SHO of Aroor police station in Alappuzha, was suspended from service after CCTV footage of the incident that occurred on June 20 2024, showed him pushing the woman and then slapping her on the face following a ruckus at the police station.
Kochi native Shaimol N J was allegedly assaulted by the then Ernakulam North SHO Chandran after her husband, Benjo, was taken into custody in connection with a case.
A woman police officer is also seen slapping Shaimol.
The couple, on Friday, told reporters they would continue their legal battle until the officer is dismissed from service.
"I pleaded after seeing my husband being assaulted by the police. Other than touching the officer while trying to stop the assault, I did not do anything at the police station. I was there with my two children," she said.
Shaimol said she has received more CCTV footage of the incident.
"We will move the court seeking action against the officer with the evidence available to us," she said. Meanwhile, more people have come forward alleging assault by Chandran.