Northeast woman's kidnap: Two cops suspended

BENGALURU: A police inspector and a head constable from the Channammanakere Acchukattu police station were suspended on Tuesday night after the city police commissioner ordered a departmental inquiry into the kidnap, molestation and attempt-to-rape case involving a 22-year-old North-eastern woman on the night of April 23 in Kathriguppe.

The suspended officials are Inspector Sadashivayya and Head Constable Ramchandrayya. The C.K. Achchukattu police station did not have an inspector for four months and Sadashivaiya had taken charge only 15 days ago.

The policemen were suspended after Home Minister G. Parameshwar directed the city police commissioner to submit a report against the policemen who failed to carry out their duty when the incident came to light on Monday.

“The PG owner, Manjunath, informed the police about one of his boarders being attacked, but the Head Constable Ramachandraiya and Inspector Sadashivaiya did not take it seriously,” said DCP (South) B.S. Lokesh

The accused, Akshay, who was arrested on Monday night and was produced at the house of Koramangala ACMM Court Judge on Tuesday evening, was remanded to 14-day judicial custody.

“Akshay is a repeat offender and was arrested last year (under IPC Sec 307) for assault on and attempt to murder Shashi, during a Ganesha procession on Kathriguppe Main Road. The Channammanakere Achchukattu police had his name in their rowdy-sheet. During a rowdy parade on April 13, he was called up at his current address, asked about his current occupation and was told not to indulge in any anti-socila activities,” a police officer said. The South division police have sent a request to the magistrate for recording the statement of the survivor on Wednesday, a senior police officer said.