Cop excess: Nimapara IIC suspended

| | BHUBANESWAR | in Bhubaneswar

DGP Rajendra Prasad Sharma on Friday suspended Nimapara police station IIC Mrutyunjay Swain for allegedly beating an elderly woman at the police station on May 7.

On the other hand, a SDPO has been given charge of Nimapara police station.

Swain had been transferred to the Puri district police headquarters on Thursday, a day after the video clip featuring Swain thrashing an elderly woman went viral on social media.

Puri Additional SP Dhirendra Nanda is probing the incident.

Reports said  one Rita Barik of Dalei Sahi in Dhirapur village had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint against her husband and in-laws alleging harassment by them on May 7.

Following the FIR, the IIC called Rita’s husband and mother-in-law Basanti Palata and interrogated them regarding their family dispute. Instead of resolving the matter, the cop suddenly started beating the duo black and blue. The elderly woman has sustained grievous injuries.

The victim has filed a written complaint against the IIC with the Puri Superintendent of Police (SP) and Puri court demanding stringent action against the police official.