Mumbai car towing row: NCW demands action against guilty

November 12, 2017 15:13

After a video of the Mumbai Traffic Police towing a car while a woman was breastfeeding her seven-month-old baby inside it went viral, National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma on Sunday said a strict action should be taken against the policeman, but added if the woman acted irresponsibly, a case should be registered against her as well.

"When I saw the video last night, my first reaction was that the police personnel should be suspended and an action should be taken against him. But I read in the morning that the mother kept sitting inside the moving car. Our first concern is that of the child. If the case goes against the lady, then a case should be booked against her," Rekha Sharma said.

"In any case, the police personnel is responsible and he should be taken to task," Sharma added.

The NCW chairperson also said the commission would write to the Director General of Police requesting that an action be taken against the police personnel and a thorough investigation be done in the case.

-- ANI

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