US EditionCCTV footage emerges showing SHO assaulting woman at police station in Kochi
The officer was suspended after CCTV footage showed him assaulting a pregnant tourist-home owner; the incident occurred over a year ago and prompted state-level police action.
- After a nearly one-and-a-half-year fight for evidence, footage surfaced showing alleged custodial torture of N.J. Shymol and Benjo, released following a High Court directive to produce Ernakulam Town police station CCTV visuals.
- The dispute began when Benjo recorded a video of two youths being taken into custody on June 18, 2024, and he was arraigned as the third accused for obstructing police duties.
- The video shows an officer in plain clothes shoving and slapping N.J. Shymol, who was reportedly three months pregnant, while a woman police officer also slaps her as she pleaded with her two children present.
- At the Chief Minister's instruction, the State Police Chief ordered suspension of Prathap Chandran K J, issued by the Inspector General of Police, South Zone, shortly after the video surfaced.
- Having petitioned the Chief Minister, the State Human Rights Commission, and the Information Commission before CCTV visuals emerged, critics called for immediate suspension despite police earlier refuting the allegations and an internal inquiry absolving the officer.
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Cop who slapped pregnant woman suspended a year after the incident
A police inspector in Kerala was suspended a year after he pushed and slapped a pregnant woman inside a police station in Kochi, an incident that highlights police brutality and violence against women. Closer circuit television (CCTV) footage released online showed Inspector KG Prathap Chandra assaulting a pregnant woman inside the Ernakulam North police station on June 20, 2024. Visuals show Prathap pushing the victim, Shymol NJ, a Kochi reside…
SHO suspended after CCTV confirms assault on pregnant woman in Kochi
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Caught on camera: Cop slaps pregnant woman inside Kerala police station
CCTV footage showed a police officer in Kerala slapping a pregnant woman inside the station. The video surfaced after a High Court order. The incident occurred in June last year when she went to enquire about her husband’s detention.
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