3 cops serving as orderlies in Kovai relieved 'DV Act proceedings can't be quashed under Sec 482 if civil'

THE three Armed Reserve Police (ARP) personnel who were allegedly taken to Coimbatore by a former Vellore Superintendent of Police (SP) to assist his wife with domestic chores have been relieved from those duties and returned to Vellore.

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According to sources, the personnel — two women and one man — arrived in Vellore on Friday (October 24). They are said to be relieved and have resumed their professional assignments after months of being engaged in personal assistance to the officer’s family. The action by senior police officials follows a report published by TNIE on Monday (October 20) in the Off The Cuff column, which brought the matter to light. Sources said the former Vellore SP, who was transferred to a wing in Chennai in July this year, had allegedly taken the three ARP personnel to Coimbatore to assist his wife with domestic chores and household errands. The personnel were made to take care of the officer’s child, including school pickup and drop, and handle grocery and household shopping.