The city police have booked two constables of Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) for allegedly eve-teasing with a management student of Panjab University. Both the constables were sent for judicial custody by a court on Sunday, said police.
The two accused identified as Anil Kumar and Kuldeep, were arrested on complaint of the victim girl, who is a student of Management course at Panjab University.
The complainant has stated to police that on January 20, she was roaming in a public park of Sector 17, with her friend Vijay Sharma, when the two constables appeared and started threatening them. The constables threatened them of filing a false case against them on the basis of a concocted story. Anil and Kuldeep demanded Rs 200 from the boy and also forcibly took the contact number of the victim.
The victim further stated that both constables started harassing her on mobile phone and also tried to forced her to develop physical relations with them. However she lodged a complaint against them to local police.
“After receiving the complaint, UT police laid a trap to arrest them red handed and both were called to ISBT, sector-43 on Saturday night. During the trap, Anil was caught from the ISBT and Kuldeep was later arrested at night,” said Dilsher Singh, SHO, PS Sector 17.
Both the constables, Anil and Kuldeep, have been suspended by UT Police.