Drunken cop arrested for molesting girl

KATIHAR: The station house officer (SHO) of Katihar SC/ST police station was suspended on Friday following his arrest for allegedly molesting a minor girl in a drunken state at Buddhu Chak on Thursday evening. Liquor is banned in Bihar.
Katihar SP Vikas Kumar said the accused, Nityanand Paswan, was found drunk in the breathalyser and medical test. “An FIR has also been lodged in this connection.We have also initiated disciplinary action against him. He has been sent to jail,” he said.
Earlier, the residents of the locality where the incident occurred held the police officer captive and thrashed him. The residents also resisted the policemen when they reached the spot to free the accused cop from the clutches of the locals.
“The accused police officer intercepted my daughter while she was heading home from the house of a relative. He touched my daughter inappropriately and tried to outrage her modesty. Somehow, my daughter freed herself from his clutches and narrated her ordeal to us. We want action against the culprit,” the girl’s mother said.