A Reserve Sub-Inspector posted in the elite anti-Naxal force Greyhounds in Visakhapatnam was arrested by the Fifth Town police on charges of outraging the modesty of a woman, here on Thursday.
G.V. Nagendra Prasad, allegedly tried to molest a woman in her mid-twenties at her home in Ramji Nagar under the Fifth Town Police Station limits on Wednesday night, when he was caught by the neighbours and handed over to the police.
According to the Joint Commissioner of Police A.S. Khan, the Greyhounds RSI was a friend of one Balu, a native of Paderu.
And Balu had a relationship with one Saraswati also from Paderu.
Since December 25, Saraswati had gone missing and Balu had informed this to Nagendra Prasad. Since then Nagendra Prasad had been repeatedly questioning the victim who was Saraswati’s roommate.
The RSI tried to blackmail the victim under the pretext that she was responsible for Saraswati’s sudden disappearance. On January 16, 17 and 18, the RSI met the victim and tried to make advances towards her and on Wednesday he reached her home and tried to molest her, said Mr. Khan.
The police have booked cases under IPC Section 448, 354a and 506 and have sent the RSI to remand.
