Siliguri: Siliguri police station A female assistant sub-inspector has been suspended after she drunkenly assaulted two minors at a school in Siliguri.
Tanya RoyIronically, yes pink patrolIt was set up for the safety of women at the time of the incident. What she is facing now is Department inquiry and has been returned to the police force.
According to locals, Pink Patrol arrived at the premises of Sri Guru Vidya Mandir School under Pradhan Nagar PS in Jampathari on Thursday evening. Some minors were found there. Roy got out of the vehicle, accosted the minors and reportedly assaulted them.
Residents said the minors were injured, and one of them had obvious cuts on his neck. The minors asked the officer for permission to call their parents, but Roy allegedly refused to listen.
As the altercation ensued, locals surrounded the vehicle and expressed their anger. One protester created a video showing Roy stepping out of the van and approaching a girl. Roy later told her superiors that she did it to smell for alcohol. The officer also claimed she was not drunk. The mother of one victim said: “If these teenagers were talking, the police should have called their parents. Batting is illegal.”
“The woman police officer has been transferred out of the Pink Mobile Patrol and suspended. The exact sequence of events is currently being investigated,” said Biswa Chand Thakur, police (west). Siliguri Police Commissioner C Sudhakar issued a separate directive to all officials, stressing the importance of behaving appropriately and respectfully in public.
Roy was serving as a constable in Pradhan Nagar PS before being promoted to ASI a few months ago.
