Constable attacks visually challenged in Triplicane, action initiated
Dinesh Kumar, who was allegedly drunk, suddenly snatched their walking stick and broke it before slapping them. Since the victims raised an alarm, others rushed to rescue. When they questioned Dinesh Kumar, the latter allegedly claimed that he was a police personnel and tried to attack the public too.
CHENNAI: Triplicane police registered a case against a Grade-II police constable of Tondiarpet police station on the charges of assault on two visually-challenged persons under the influence of alcohol on Friday night.
The constable identified as G Dinesh Kumar (39) of Tondiarpet police quarters, who was on medical leave for a month, was supposed to join the duty on Saturday, said police.
Around 9 pm, the victims K Vijayakanth (36) of Tiruchy and M Dinesh (28) of Karaikal, who sell incense sticks for livelihood, approached constable Dinesh Kumar, who was standing at the CNK Road-Bells Road junction in Triplicane in plain clothes, to seek directions for OVM street.
Dinesh Kumar, who was allegedly drunk, suddenly snatched their walking stick and broke it before slapping them. Since the victims raised an alarm, others rushed to rescue. When they questioned Dinesh Kumar, the latter allegedly claimed that he was a police personnel and tried to attack the public too.
He was beaten up and handed over to Triplicane police. When contacted, a senior police official said that a case has been registered against him and a departmental inquiry has been initiated.
"He will be suspended," said the official.
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