7 cops suspended for harassing woman

Phagwara, Oct 14 (UNI) Seven policemen were suspended here today for harassing a lady lecturer.

The woman was travelling in a car with one of her male colleagues when they were stopped by the cops who began demanding money from her with a threat that they would otherwise file a false case against her and her companion.

The woman later lodged a complaint at a Phagwara police station following which the cops were suspended by the Kapurthala SSP, according to ASP Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill.

The accused cops included constables Baldev Singh, Balwinder Singh, Kuldip Singh Kashmiri Lal, Baldev Singh and Balwinder Singh.

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