Two women constables have been suspended for allegedly assaulting a girl at the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh puja pandal in Mumbai.
The video of the girl being "manhandled" by the women constables at the famous Ganesh pandal had gone viral, prompting the police to launch a probe.
On Tuesday, the girl alleged that she was dragged and slapped by cops when she tried to enter the pandal's VVIP queue on Friday last.
The victim, identified as Nandini Goswami, rubbished police claims that the video clip was an old one and also talk about her being mentally disturbed or depressed.
"It isn't an old video, as claimed by the cops and I am not a mentally challenged or depressed," she told media persons on Tuesday.
"I, along with my relatives, had tried to enter in the VVIP queue at Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh Pandal, after which the incident took place (on Friday). The cops had hurled abuses on me and my relatives, which led to an argument with them," Goswami said.
The girl, believed to be in her early 20s, said while she was arguing with the cops, suddenly a woman constable began bashing her and others too followed.
"Subsequently, I was dragged into the pandal and then taken to police station where again I was slapped by the cops," she claimed.
Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh pandal in central Mumbai attracts lakhs of devotees during the 10-day Ganesh festival which ended on Sunday.
On Monday, after the 30-second video went viral and sparked a public outrage, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said, "This is a serious matter. The guilty won't be spared."
"We have called for a report from the police within 48 hours. In these 48 hours, we will also ensure that action is taken if anybody is found to be guilty. This is a very serious incident and we will ensure that no person who is guilty of manhandling is spared," he had said.
