A female sub-inspector dragged a man to the police station and registered an FIR after he slapped her son following an altercation the boy had with his 4-year-old daughter. “I prioritise being a mother above my role as a police officer,” she told mid-day claiming that she took action not as an officer but as a distressed mother. The incident took place in the play zone at a mall in Borivli West.

“The altercation between my son and the accused man`s four-year-old daughter began over a toy. Instead of trying to resolve the issue, the man entered the play zone and violently hit my son,” the sub-inspector said, emphasising that she did not exploit her authority to shield her child.