ACP suspended in Tanzanian assault case

Bengaluru, February 6

The Karnataka Government has suspended a senior police officer in connection with the alleged assault and stripping of a Tanzanian woman student here, even as African students staged a rally over the incident today.

Assistant Commissioner of Police AN Pise of Yeshwanthpur Division has been suspended for dereliction of duty, Police Commissioner NS Megharikh said, a day after a team of Tanzanian High Commissioner John W H Kijazi, also the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps, and External Affairs Ministry officials flew in here and met state officials and African students. With this, six policemen have been suspended.

On a mission to build confidence among African students here, the Tanzanian envoy had backed the steps taken by the government following the incident on Sunday. — PTI