When a Top Police Officer Had to Play 'Love Doctor'

POLICE interventions often mean probes, crackdowns, apprehensions, and arrests. But sometimes, resolving familial disputes between complainants is also part of maintaining law and order.

- Abdul Nazer M A

Here, the assistant commandant M K Hariprasad of India Reserve Battalion, recounts a case that reached him a couple of years ago, which involved a young couple and their growing disenfranchisement with each other after a misstep.

Inside his quiet cabin, neither Shruthi (name changed) nor her husband spoke. The man was visibly injured, his head wrapped in bandages.

As Hariprasad, who's also a trained counsellor, stepped in, Shruthi made it clear that she had no intention of continuing the relationship.

The issue started at a college friends' get-together. As a former student of a women's college in Thrissur, she cherished the close-knit bond she shared with her classmates.

Through an old WhatsApp group, the idea of an informal reunion came up. After days of discussions, the group finally decided on a friend's house for the meet-up. As laughter echoed and memories of college days came flooding back, the conversation unexpectedly turned to love—and love after marriage.