The Kamla Nagar police have booked a 58-year-old Subedar of Bhopal police for molesting a woman at Kotra area in the evening on Wednesday.

The police said that the a Subedar posted at police headquarter was thrashed publically by two youths in market area of Nehru Nagar as the former tried to molest latter’s mother and was later handed over to Kamla Nagar police where Subedar was booked on charges of molestation whereas a case was also lodged against both the sons of woman for thrashing cop.

SHO Punendra Singh said that the complainant is 58-year-old woman is a resident of Kotra area in Nehru Nagar and is a housewife. On Wednesday night around 10 pm, she went to nearby market area for shopping where accused Subedar Rajendra Dubey (58) was present and he tried to touch woman inappropriately. A week ago on the same day she was molested by the Subedar and yesterday her two sons were with her and who have beaten the accused Subedar.

Police said that victim initially she avoided but the accused later grabbed her hand and when she resisted, he manhandled with her after which she raised an alarm following which her two sons-Saurabh and Sameer rushed the spot and thrashed Subedar publicly and later handed over him to Kamla Nagar police where a case under sections 354 and 354 (D) of the IPC was registered against him.

The two were also booked under sections 294, 323, 34  and 506 of the IPC and were arrested. On Thursday the Subedar got bail from court while the two are still under police custody.