The Commissionerate police on Thursday arrested three persons for allegedly abusing and threatening Subhashree Nayak, Sub-Inspector, Mahila police station here late on Tuesday night.
The accused were identified as Kuna Chandra Sahu (23), Pradeep Behera (35) and Aravinda Mahakud (28), all of them drivers by profession.
An SUV was also seized from the possession of the trio.
Subhashree Nayak had lodged a complaint with the Saheed Nagar police, on the basis of which a case was registered under Sections 341, 294, 506 and 34 of the IPC.
As per the complaint, Nayak was returning home by her car after completion of duty on January 3 at around 1.30 am. While she was heading towards her quarters near the Reserve Police Office through the Science Park lane, several SUV-borne men approached the car. As they started abusing her and chased her car, she quickly drove the vehicle till the back gate of the Reserve Police Office. After she entered the premises, a person from the SUV brandished a sword and threatened to kill her. However, she managed to reach her quarters safely.
Preliminary investigations by police revealed that the accused are unknown to Nayak and were probably under the influence of alcohol during the incident.