In the video, the woman is seen claiming that the constable had verbally abused her, while the latter is seen refuting her allegation.
In a video that has been going viral on the internet, a traffic police constable can be seen being beaten up by a woman, after he intercepted the two-wheeler she was travelling on without wearing a helmet in the Kalbadevi area of south Mumbai, an official said on Saturday.
As the video started making rounds on the internet, it garnered sharp reactions from people including Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who tweeted saying immediate action must be taken against the woman, as it was the matter of Mumbai police's honour and tagged state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in the post. Sharing the video on Twitter, the leader wrote in Marathi, "This woman must be dealt with immediately. It is a matter of honour for Mumbai Police. Take action."
Watch the video here.
According to a report in Zee Business, the incident took place on Friday afternoon at Cotton Exchange Naka in Kalbadevi, where traffic police constable Eknath Parthe intercepted the woman was riding a pillion without a helmet.
The woman stated stating that the traffic cop abused her over an argument about not wearing a helmet. In the video, the woman is seen claiming that the constable had verbally abused her, while the latter is seen refuting her allegation.
Consequently, woman police personnel reached the spot and the accused identified as Sadvika Ramakant Tiwari (30) and her associate Mohsin Khan (26) were taken to Lokmanya Tilak Marg police station where a complaint was registered against them.
Meanwhile, the traffic police in an official release said Parthe had not used foul language and had addressed both the accused politely.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Yashasvi Yadav praised the constable for not losing his temper and being patient, while being thrashed and abused by the accused woman, the press release said.
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