The cop has been suspended and arrested on charges of harassment by the Mumbai Police
A drunk man who directed lewd comments at a woman on a busy road in Mumbai yesterday turned out to be a police constable.
Pravin Nalawade has been suspended and arrested on charges of harassment by the Mumbai Police.
On Monday evening, the woman was in an auto when she heard the policeman, looking too drunk to even stand straight, making offensive comments.
The woman stopped the auto and confronted the policeman. Nalawade allegedly pulled the woman out of the auto, abused her and even assaulted her. The incident took place at around 9 pm on a busy road.
"I stopped the auto when he cat-called. When I confronted him he got abusive. I was shocked a policeman could behave like this. If the people, there hadn't intervene he could have injured me seriously," the woman said.
Those who were passing by intervened and caught hold of Nalawade. Witnesses told NDTV, "It was surprising to see someone hurl abuses at a woman and assault her. When we asked him what he was doing he said he was a policeman and threatened us saying we will be in serious trouble if we intervened."
Senior police officer Deven Bharti said: "A case has been registered against the constable and he has been placed under suspension."