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    Senior cop shifted after misbehaving with woman SI

    An Assistant Commissioner of Police here on Wednesday was transferred after a video footage purportedly showing him inappropriately touching a woman sub-inspector went viral on social media.

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    The ACP was purportedly seen inappropriately touching the woman SI

    Coimbatore

    An order was received by city police to ‘re-direct’ the ACP, Law and Order (Central), to the Director General of Police Office Vacancy Reserve for facilitating “a proper and fair enquiry,” an official release said on Wednesday night. 

    The alleged incident occurred during the course of an arrest process during a NEET protest held in Coimbatore following the death of 17-year-old Anitha on September 4 evening and it virally spread in the social media, it said. 

    Also, a charge memo under the relevant rules had been initiated for serious delinquency against the ACP, was instructed to report at the DGP office by Thursday morning, the release added. 

    In the video, the ACP was purportedly seen inappropriately touching the woman SI under the pre-text of controlling the students protesting against National Entrance cum Eligibility Test. 

    Earlier on Wednesday, a delegation of All India Democratic Women Association (AIDWA) here submitted a memorandum to City Police commissioner, Dr A Amalraj urging him to take stringent action against the official for ‘misbehaving’ with his colleague in full public view. 

    As the footage began to go viral and media houses started following the story, the ACP involved in the incident reportedly brushed aside the allegation claiming that he was only trying to protect his colleagues and if he had touched any of them, it was only unintentional. 

    “I didn’t even notice that it was a woman standing in front of me,” he told reporters.

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