<p>The Border Security Force (BSF) has suspended a jawan on charges of molesting a local woman at a grocery store in restive Manipur last week, an official said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>A CCTV captured video of head constable Satish Prasad, allegedly abusing the woman donning his combat uniform and carrying an INSAS rifle, was also shared widely over social media.</p>.<p>A BSF officer said the incident was reported on July 20 in the Imphal West district and after the paramilitary force received a complaint, the allegation was checked and subsequently the trooper was suspended on the same day.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/internet-ban-in-manipur-partially-eased-1240562.html"> Internet ban in Manipur partially eased</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>A Court of Inquiry proceeding has been initiated against the head constable who belongs to the number 100 battalion of the force that was sent to the state as an ad-hoc unit for security duties in the wake of the ethnic violence in the northeastern state, the officer said.</p>.<p>The BSF has zero tolerance for such acts and a fair investigation will be conducted in this incident, he said.</p>.<p>More than 160 people have lost their lives, and several injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, when a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.</p>
<p>The Border Security Force (BSF) has suspended a jawan on charges of molesting a local woman at a grocery store in restive Manipur last week, an official said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>A CCTV captured video of head constable Satish Prasad, allegedly abusing the woman donning his combat uniform and carrying an INSAS rifle, was also shared widely over social media.</p>.<p>A BSF officer said the incident was reported on July 20 in the Imphal West district and after the paramilitary force received a complaint, the allegation was checked and subsequently the trooper was suspended on the same day.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/internet-ban-in-manipur-partially-eased-1240562.html"> Internet ban in Manipur partially eased</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>A Court of Inquiry proceeding has been initiated against the head constable who belongs to the number 100 battalion of the force that was sent to the state as an ad-hoc unit for security duties in the wake of the ethnic violence in the northeastern state, the officer said.</p>.<p>The BSF has zero tolerance for such acts and a fair investigation will be conducted in this incident, he said.</p>.<p>More than 160 people have lost their lives, and several injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, when a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.</p>