Jammu, January 16, 2014: The local police have arrested a Special Police Officer (SPO) for allegedly outraging the modesty of an Australian national at the Jammu railway station on Jan 15.
According to police sources, the SPO, identified as Jeet Lal, allegedly used abusive language and outraged the modesty of the Australian national, who had come to the town for a religious tour.
“After visiting several religious shrines in Jammu city, the Australian woman reached the Jammu railway station to go to Golden Temple in Indian city of Amritsar. The incident took place when she came across the SPO on the railway station and enquired something from him. The SPO got friendly with her and passed a vulgar comment, to which the woman objected,” the police sources said.
Later, the SPO outraged her modesty by holding her by the neck, sources said, adding that the woman raised cry and alarm and was rescued by people on the railway station.
The SPO was handed over to the police by the people and a case under Sections 294 and 354 of the RPC was registered against him. The department has recommended his suspension forthwith. Source Tribune News Service Jammu