SI suspended for harassing woman complainant in Dindigul

Dindigul: A sub-inspector attached to the Neykarapatti Taluk police station near Palani was suspended on Saturday for allegedly sexually harassing a woman complainant through inappropriate phone calls and explicit text messages.

Police identified the officer as Rajagopal. He allegedly obtained the woman’s contact details when she visited the station to file a complaint and later began making repeated unsolicited calls to her.

According to police sources, the harassment escalated when the officer allegedly sent obscene and explicit messages to the woman’s mobile phone. Unable to cope with the harassment, the woman informed her parents, who later submitted a complaint to Palani deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Dhanajayan.

Following the complaint, the DSP ordered an inquiry into the allegations. Rajagopal was initially transferred from Neykarapatti Taluk police station to the Madurai Armed Reserve. Based on the findings of the inquiry, Dindigul range deputy inspector-general of police (DIG) Sasi Mohan placed the sub-inspector under suspension, police said.