Hyderabad, Dec. 20 -- A police inspector in Kerala was suspended a year after he pushed and slapped a pregnant woman inside a police station in Kochi, an incident that highlights police brutality and violence against women.

Closer circuit television (CCTV) footage released online showed Inspector KG Prathap Chandra assaulting a pregnant woman inside the Ernakulam North police station on June 20, 2024. Visuals show Prathap pushing the victim, Shymol NJ, a Kochi resident, and slapping her with force across the face.

The incident occurred after her husband Benjo was detained by the police and taken into custody for allegedly disrupting police duty while filming a scuffle between police personnel and a group of intoxicated men. Shymol rushe...