Mangalore: Woman who slapped lady cop arrested again
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (DV)
Update: July 25
Mangalore, Jul 25: The woman who created a scene and allegedly slapped a traffic policewoman, the SI of Kadri traffic police, at Hampankatta on Thursday July 24 was arrested again on Friday July 25.
The woman has been identified as Kinjal Gandhi, wife of Ashok Shenoy of Kavoor.
Kinjal is basically from Gujarat. She is a lecturer in a college at Payannur, Kerala, said police sources.
She has been booked under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from doing duty), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
Kinjal, who was riding a two-wheeler without wearing helmet, had been stopped by a lady trafficwoman following a minor accident with an Omni. Kinjal protested on the spot and in a fit of rage, allegedly slapped the traffic policewoman. She was later taken away to the police station, from where she managed to 'escape'.
Earlier Report: July 24
Mangalore: Chaos at Hampankatta after lady slaps policewoman
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (NM)
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Mangalore, Jul 24: Chaos erupted at Hampankatta here on Thursday July 24 evening after a lady allegedly slapped a traffic policewoman.
It is said that the lady was riding her two-wheeler towards Falnir, when an Omni car moving from the Central railway station side collided with her vehicle.
A policewoman, said to be SI of Kadri traffic police, who witnessed the minor accident came towards them and after enquiring, reportedly let the Omni car move on while making the lady stay back.
The lady grew angry at this, and an argument sparked off between her and the traffic policewoman. The lady insisted that it was the Omni driver's fault, but the policewoman reportedly refused to listen. It is said that the lady was not wearing helmet and that was main reason she was stopped. Finally, in a fit of anger, the lady allegedly slapped the policewoman.
Seeing this, a crowd immediately gathered at the spot. More policewomen also arrived and tried to drag away the lady. The crowd however, came to her support and protested against the police.
The lady refused to leave the spot, claiming that she had been meted out injustice. She demanded to know from the traffic policewoman why she was held back while the Omni driver was let off.
As the crowd grew in support of the lady and the situation threatened to go out of hand, the police resorted resorted to mild lathi charge and dispersed the mob.
The woman was finally taken to the police station. Sources said that she 'escaped' from the police station after a case was filed.
Speaking to daijiworld, the traffic police said that the lady was told to stay back as she was not wearing helmet while riding, and that the policewoman who stopped her was just doing her duty as usual.