Nainar Nagenthran condemns alleged attack on women complainants in a police station
Sharing a disturbing video of a policeman brutally attacking a woman, Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Tuesday said the assault took place on three women, including a five-month pregnant woman, at the Kanakammachathiram police station in Tiruvallur district.
In a post on X, Mr. Nagenthran alleged the women who had come to the police station to file a complaint of sexual harassment. 'If the police officer who should protect victims, himself assaults them, where will they go to seek justice in the 'Dravidian model' government's rule?'
He claimed the police had taken a bribe from the accused before unleashing violence on the complainants. He urged the intervention of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to launch a thorough probe and take stern action against the officer involved.
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