Kerala: SHO suspended over 2024 police station assault case of pregnant woman after shocking visuals surface

KOCHI: Kerala’s Southern Range Inspector General Shyam Sunder has ordered the immediate suspension of Circle Inspector K G Prathapachandran after CCTV footage showed the assault of a pregnant woman inside a police station in 2024 when Prathapachandran was the Station House Officer (SHO) at Ernakulam North police station.

A police inspector has been suspended after CCTV footage surfaced showing a pregnant woman being slapped and pushed inside the Ernakulam North police station.

The incident occurred on June 18, 2024 and the inspector has been identified as #PrathapChandran.

The CCTV footage… https://t.co/P2ISnlXMFW pic.twitter.com/1FnN4FeVnW

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The incident that forms the basis of the complaint occurred last year when Prathapachandran was serving as the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Ernakulam North Police Station. He is currently posted as Circle Inspector in Aroor. CCTV footage showing the young woman being assaulted inside the police station was handed over to the complainants following a directive from the High Court.

After the visuals surfaced and triggered widespread controversy, action was initiated. Southern Range IG Shyam Sunder ordered Prathapachandran’s suspension pending inquiry. Prathapachandran remains under suspension as an official inquiry into the station-house incident continues. (ANI)