Two different cases of women’s assault were registered in Hill Palace police station, Kochi on Tuesday night. A 64-year-old man was allegedly arrested in connection with assaulting two different women on the same day. A woman police officer and a nurse were assaulted by the same man, who was allegedly drunk, in two separate incidents near Tripunithura.
In the first incident, the woman police officer was beaten up by the accused when she tried to stop the accused from allegedly sexually harassing a woman near the Tripunithura bus stop.
According to the information provided the accused arrived at the bus in an inebriated state and misbehaved with a woman there. However, when the woman police officer tried to stop the accused from allegedly sexually harassing a woman, she was beaten up by the accused. Later, he was taken into custody only after more officers arrived at the spot.
In connection with the first incident, an FIR under sections 354A (sexual harassment), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 294(b) (obscene acts and songs in a public place) of the IPC have been lodged against the accused.
Meanwhile, the accused was taken to the nearest hospital for medical examination, where the man allegedly kicked a nurse and also hit a police officer standing there before he was subdued.
An FIR under section 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act, in connection with the second incident.
The accused will be produced before the concerned court for being remanded.
