Officers punished for abandoning mentally ill woman

A sub-inspector was suspended, and two police officers were dismissed for abandoning a mentally ill woman on a train. This incident occurred on March 12 in Sasaram, India. Kaimur Superintendent of Police, Harimohan Shukla, confirmed the actions taken against the officers. Sub-inspector Sunil Kumar was suspended for neglecting his duties. A home guard named Suchit Kumar is also facing termination. The police headquarters is working on terminating the contracts of two SAP drivers involved. The situation came to light when the woman’s mother spoke out on Thursday. A report from Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bhabhua Gajendra Pd, revealed that the woman was found by a Dial 112 police vehicle in Bharkhar village. Instead of getting her medical help, the officers took her to a railway station and put her on a train. Critically, there were no female officers in the Dial 112 vehicle, and the woman was handled solely by male officers. Even after 48 hours, police search teams could not locate her. This raised serious concerns about how the situation was managed.