Pregnant police constable attacked with iron rod inside Bengaluru’s railway police station
The constable, who was sleeping on the desk at the police station, is said to have been struck her on the head seven to eight times with an iron rod.
A pregnant police constable named Shilpa was brutally attacked with an iron rod inside Bengaluru's Majestic Railway Police Station on Wednesday morning. Constable Shilpa was reportedly alone at the station when the alleged assailant, Gajendra, approached her claiming he had lost his mobile phone and wanted to file a complaint. Although Shilpa told him no other staff were present at the time, Gajendra returned shortly and attacked her while she was sleeping on the desk.
The attacker struck her head seven to eight times, leaving her seriously injured. Shilpa was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, requiring 23 stitches to close her wounds. The railway police have arrested Gajendra and are investigating the incident. Meanwhile, Shilpa's brother, Krishna Nayak, has accused senior personnel at the police station of negligence, claiming that Shilpa had repeatedly requested to work day shifts and was instead assigned night-time sentry duty.
Nayak further alleges that the PSI and Circle Inspector were responsible for the duty arrangements and that the attack could have been prevented with adequate precautions.
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