A police constable has been arrested in Chennai after a 20-year-old woman filed a complaint alleging that he sexually assaulted her and extorted money from her and her male companion.
The accused, identified as Constable Joseph, is attached to the Chennai police. According to the complaint, the constable approached the woman and her male friend while they were seated inside a car in Besant Nagar. He threatened to take them to the police station and register a case against them unless they paid him money.
The complainant stated that the man accompanied the constable to a nearby ATM to withdraw the demanded amount of ₹8,000. While he was away, Joseph allegedly sexually assaulted the woman, who was alone in the car.
A case has been registered and Joseph has been arrested. Further investigation is underway.
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