Woman constable suspended for hiding sister's participation in recruitment drive

A woman constable has been placed under suspension for allegedly hiding from the authorities the fact that two of her sisters were taking part in the police recruitment drive underway in Thane in Maharashtra an official said on SundayHer suspension order was issued on February 17 by SS Burse Deputy Commissioner of Police Headquarters here the official addedThe woman constable had tried to hide the fact that two of her sisters were taking part in the recruitment drive by submitting a false undertaking the official saidShe is also accused of helping her two sisters during the recruitment drive he saidLast month a constable attached to Navi Mumbai police headquarters was booked by Kharghar police for allegedly molesting a pregnant woman on the road during an argument The woman in her statement to police claimed that she was also hit on the face by the copAlso readCase against two men in Thane for killing friend six years agoAccording to the complaint filed by the woman the incident occurred on the evening of January 31 when the 26yearold woman a resident of CBD Belapur was going to see a doctor at Kharghar with her husband on a bike The woman and her husband were near Belapur Metro Station when a car brushed their bike resulting in an imbalance the complainant claimedThe womans husband signaled to stop the car but the car driver allegedly tried to dash the biker When the womans husband came in front of the car and asked to stop the driver cop removed a police board from the dashboard and came out of the car the woman claimed her complaintAs soon as he came out and tried to speak we smelled alcohol said the woman In her complaint the woman said that the cop abused them and claimed that he is a cop and asked them to do whatever they want The woman said that the cop also claimed that he was from Crime BranchMy husband was trying to make him understand but he tried to slap him said woman My husband stepped back to avoid his slap but it hit me on the face When I protested he held my hand and started arguing she addedFollowing the womans complaint the cop was booked under IPC sections 279 rash driving 354 outraging the modesty of women 323 voluntarily causing hurt 504 intentional insult with the intent to provoke breach of peace 506 criminal intimidation and relevant sections of Motor Vehicle Act The cop was identified as Dinesh MahajanThe accused is of constable rank and attached to headquarters He has been booked under various sections of IPC and served notice to appear before investigating officer for inquiry said Sandipan Shinde senior inspector of Kharghar police stationAfter the registration of the FIR Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Milind Bharambe ordered suspension of the cop