Suspended Delhi Police ACP B.S. Ahlawat was booked on Thursday under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code for causing “hurt” by slapping a woman anti-rape protester, a police official said.
“The case was registered after the victim lodged a complaint on Tuesday against the ACP. The probe has begun,” the officer said.
A case under section 323 of the Indian Penal Code (voluntarily causing hurt) has been registered against Mr. Ahlawat, the officer added.
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Mr. Ahlawat was suspended after TV channels beamed visuals showing him slapping a woman protestor April 19 at Swami Dayanand Hospital in east Delhi, where the five-year-old girl who was gang-raped, was being treated.
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