Trichy: Two colleagues suspended after transsexual cop alleges sexual abuse

TRICHY: Two police personnel, attached to the police recruit school (PRS) at Navalpattu in Trichy were placed under suspension after a transgender constable on training attempted suicide last week alleging sexual harassment by the duo.
Though the Trichy police had maintained that she consumed spirit due to mental agony, the suspension of the two personnel - sub-inspector Arul Ashokkumar and constable Isravel on October 10, brought to light the sexual allegation issue.
Principal of the school, Muthukaruppan said on Monday that action was initiated against them following the charges levelled by Samyuktha, 25, of Pudukottai district.
Samyuktha was assigned mandatory training for six months in the PRS after her induction into Tamil Nadu uniform service recruitment board. “She has been undergoing training here for the past three months. Her allegation is being taken up for further inquiry,” Muthukaruppan told TOI on Monday.
Samyuktha had attempted to end her life by consuming spirit from the first-aid box on Friday morning. She was admitted to the Mahatma Gandhi memorial government hospital. Though she has recovered, she is still undergoing treatment.
Sources said that the issue was fuming in the school for the past few weeks after Samyuktha had taken it up with the higher officials in Chennai.
The escalation of the issue had led to the inquiry of a senior police officer from Tuticorin at the school a day before she consumed the spirit.