Cop suspended for misbehaving with 26-year-old techie: Police

A police constable of Byatarayanapura police station has been suspended for allegedly harassing a 26-year-old woman during a passport verification at her home, police said on Monday. Byatarayanapura police inspector B Jeevan said the accused, identified as constable BN Kiran, reportedly made inappropriate remarks and advances toward a techie on November 24. “Upon discovering the woman’s brother was in the house, Kiran reportedly began saying that he was “like her brother” and tried to dismiss his previous behaviour,” he said The woman lodged a complaint with West Division DCP S Girish, who immediately launched an investigation. “The constable was suspended by the DCP after the woman’s complaint was found to be true during the internal investigation,” Jeevan said, adding that a departmental inquiry is ongoing.