Traffic constables attack woman
IPS officer in UP
IPS officer in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, a state ruled by a woman, a woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officer said she was dragged by her male colleagues and assaulted because she opposed the alleged extortion by traffic officers on behalf of the periodic review.

The incident was reported in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, in broad daylight on a busy street and public view. The officer’s wife Kalpana Saxena, who was seriously wounded, was left on the road, bleeding profusely. He moved to the hospital. Saxena said: "I received a call saying that the police in a Maruti car stopped the truck and take money from them.

Immediately, I called my driver and took a car, not my company car or I would have recognized. When I got to Instead, he recognized me and tried to escape, but I had the car door. Grabbed the neck of the driver. Dragged me at the maximum speed for the next 1.5 km and then pushed me."

The Superintendent of Police confirmed the attack and said the three officers Bareilly, which are large, had been suspended and a case of attempted murder was registered against them. He promised strict measures. The police have formed three teams of search and arrest, the police and the district police has opened a criminal investigation against all three.