AHMEDABAD: A head constable of Navrangpura police was suspended after a video showing him slapping a woman over use of a mask went viral on Thursday.
Sources in the police said that the incident occurred on Thursday, when Navrangpura police held a man for not wearing mask.
“Police personnel made him sit in a vehicle and the two women accompanying him began protesting the police actions. When the two women were arguing with the cops, a head constable, identified as Vikramsinh Darbar, slapped one of the two women,” a cop said.
In the video, which went viral on Thursday, the cop was also seen filming the women arguing with him. When one of the two women screamed loudly, the cops slapped her and hit her on her head.
During this incident, an unidentified person was shooting the illegal action of cops who was patrolling in a PCR van belonging to Navrangpura police. The man was also heard saying that he would call the Mahila (women’s) helpline while asking the cop why he had struck a woman.
After the video of the incident went viral, police swung into action and deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Zone 1, Ravindra Patel, suspended the head constable. However, no FIR was lodged against the accused cop for slapping the woman and misbehaving with her.
Inspector R J Chudasama of Navrangpura police said he was on leave and did not know about the incident. In-charge police inspector V J Jadeja said he had taken charge late on Friday evening and did not know about the incident.