KOZHIKODE: A police officer has been suspended for sending lewd messages to a woman’s phone. Action has been taken against Kozhikode Pantheerankavu grade sub inspector Harish Babu. City police commissioner Rajpal Meena suspended the sub inspector.

The action was based on the woman’s complaint. The inspector sent obscene videos and messages through WhatsApp after getting the mobile number of the woman who contacted to report a complaint. The sub inspector misbehaved with her and she had informed this to the woman ASI of the station.

The woman later lodged a complaint with the city police commissioner. The commissioner entrusted the station SHO to probe the complaint. The investigation had found him guilty. Disciplinary action was taken against grade sub inspector Harish Babu based on the report of the SHO. Similar complaints were raised against him earlier also.

Meantime, a complaint was filed against police who brutally assaulted a student at Pala Station in the name of vehicle inspection in Kottayam. A case has been registered against two police officers. The case was registered against Biju and Premson of traffic unit. The case was registered under IPC 323, 325 on the complaint of Parthipan (17) of Perumbavoor. Parthipan sustained injuries on his backbone after tortured by the police.