MUVATUPUZHA: Two civil police officers were suspended for their inappropriate behavior with young women who had come to visit Piravam Areekal Falls. Rural SP Vivek Kumar has suspended both of them pending investigation. Parit and Baiju of Muvattupuzha station have been suspended. They were taken into custody by Ramamangalam police yesterday. Parit was arrested and produced in court, while Baiju was released.

The incident related to the case took place on Tuesday evening. Due to the holiday, there was a crowd in and around the falls. Parit and Baiju, who were not in uniform, were yelling at a group of young women who were standing at the bottom of the waterfall. Subsequently, they accosted the women. When the young women resisted, a verbal and physical altercation ensued. They were surrounded by local bystanders and were subsequently escorted to the station by the policemen who arrived at the scene.