• Woman cop Subhalakshmi Dutta accused of torturing house-help suspended

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    Woman cop Subhalakshmi Dutta accused of torturing house-help suspended
    It has come to light that Subhalakshmi had two cases filed against her for involvement in similar occurrences before this one.


    Digital Desk: According to reports on Thursday, APS Subhalakshmi Dutta, who is accused of torturing her maid in Assam's Nazira, has been suspended with immediate effect.

    Before being suspended, Subhalakshmi Dutta had worked as an Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) at Charaideo.

    Notably, the maid of the suspended police officer complained against her employer, claiming that the latter had tortured the former by pouring hot water on her body. After the incident came to light, she was closed to Assam Police Headquarters and a criminal case was filed against her.

    It has come to light that Subhalakshmi had two cases filed against her for involvement in similar occurrences before this one.

    "Copy of enquiry report submitted by SP Sivasagar states that earlier also she was involved in such kind of incidents including assaulting one Home Guard Anil Pator (Sivasagar PS case no.159/2019,U/s326 IPC) and assaulting ABC 482 Rajkumar Gogoi of Sivasagar DEF (Sivasagar P.S Case No. 334/2019 U/S 325/506 IPC and SPAC/C/140/SP(SVR/2019)," the suspension order reads.

    "Now, therefore pending drawl of Departmental Proceedings, Smti. Subhalakshmi Dutta, APS, is placed under suspension under Rule 6(1) of the Assam Services (Discipline &Appeal) Rules, 1964 with immediate effect," it adds.