Odisha woman beats up constable in public with a shoe

Bhubaneswar, February 17

A policeman was thrashed by a woman with a shoe in public after she alleged that he had harassed her near Kalpana Square in the city.

The incident happened on Sunday afternoon when the woman was returning home, prompting her to shout for help, police said.

Locals rushed to her rescue hearing her screams and overpowered the Special Security Battalion (SSB) constable, after which the woman thrashed him with her shoe, they said.

A team from the Capital Police Station went to the spot upon receiving information and rescued the constable from the enraged locals.

The incident was being probed and the constable had been placed under suspension, police said. PTI