Tanzanian woman assault case: Sr cop suspended

engaluru: The Karnataka government has suspended another senior police official in connection with the alleged assault and stripping of a Tanzanian woman student here, even as African students staged a rally over the incident on Saturday. 

Assistant Commissioner of Police AN Pise of Yeshwanthpur Division has been suspended for dereliction of duty, Police Commissioner N S 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-an ACP, an Inspector and four constables–have been suspended, Megharikh said.

On a mission to get a first hand account and build confidence among African students, the Tanzanian envoy had backed the steps taken by the government in connection with the incident.