Mangaluru : Commissioner of Police S. Murugan has ordered suspension of three police constables over the alleged assault of 25-year-old Harshil Shetty at the Mangaluru North Police and delay in registering complaint of molestation.
Constables Mahantesh, Hanuman Reddy and Paramesh have been suspended. A charge memo has been issued against Mangaluru North N. Chaluvaraju, who has also been transferred.
The action follows allegations by Mr. Shetty of assault by police constable at an eatery on the Light House Hill on May 2 night. Mr. Shetty reportedly had a verbal duel with a police constable and the eatery owner after he found a person, who had reportedly attempted to molest his friend, hiding in the eatery.
The girl had accused police of delay in registering her complaint.