V Murugan, a 41-year-old Grade-I constable, who was arrested on Monday on charges of sexually abusing a 22-year-old woman, was suspended on Tuesday.

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Madurai:
The cop attached to the anti-crime wing of Thilagar Thidal station in Madurai city allegedly abducted the victim and abused her. Based on a complaint preferred by the woman on Monday, the all-woman police of Madurai South registered a case against Murugan under Sections 366, 342, 376 (2) (a), 392 and 506 (ii) of IPC, sources said. According to complainant and victim, while she was returning from a cinema theatre, the cop took her forcibly to a lodge and raped her. Subsequently, the cop robbed money and withdrew cash from the ATM using her credit card too.
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