Goa Congress wants woman constable s suicide probed

Panaji Feb 24 (IANS) The women s wing of the Congress party in Goa on Saturday staged a protest march demanding a probe into the suicide of a newly-recruited woman police constable who committed suicide earlier this month.

The constable committed suicide after a police officer she was in a relationship with allegedly refused to marry her.

Speaking to reporters after the march which ended at the Goa Police Headquarters in Panaji state Congress women s wing president Pratima Coutinho said the death of Constable Harshala Parsekar needed to be probed and the official she was in a relationship should be booked for abetting the suicide on February 4.

"We demand that the police Sub-Inspector responsible for this be suspended and booked. There has to be justice for Harshala. We have submitted a memorandum demanding action from the police " Coutinho said.

Meanwhile a senior police official said that an internal inquiry had already been started against the police Sub-Inspector and his statement had also been recorded.

"We have also taken into custody the deceased woman constable s phone. We are examining its contents. Action if needed will be taken if an offence is established against the Sub-Inspector " the official said.

--IANS
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