Chhattisgarh Police on Tuesday arrested a suspended traffic police officer in Raipur for beating and abusing a tribal woman.
Suspended Inspector Rakesh Choubey has been taken into custody, Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal told The Pioneer.
He was arrested under the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Monday night following a complaint, the officer added.
A video of the incident went viral showing him abusing and beating the woman inside a women’s hostel last week.