Inspector, constable suspended for filing fake case under POCSO Act in Chennai

A senior police officer said Vijayalakshmi, who served as Inspector at the Thirumangalam All Women Police Station, and Vasantharaja, a constable, have been placed under suspension. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An Inspector of Police and a constable have been suspended in Chennai on charges of filing a fake case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.A senior police officer said Vijayalakshmi, who served as Inspector at the Thirumangalam All Women Police Station, and Vasantharaja, a constable, have been placed under suspension. The action followed the discovery that they had registered a case under the POCSO Act to frame a 40-year-old man at the behest of an individual from Telangana.The officer said Suresh Khanna of Telangana was arrested in Neyveli in connection with a matrimonial fraud case. During interrogation, he claimed that when a woman he approached through a matrimonial website, in a bid to defraud her, did not fall into his trap, he targeted her younger brother, Sriram.As planned, he arranged a meeting between Sriram and a minor girl at a mall in Anna Nagar in August 2026, and then filed a police complaint accusing him of misbehaving with the girl.Khanna claimed he had paid ₹5 lakh as a bribe to the police at the Thirumangalam All Women Police Station to register a case against Sriram under the POCSO Act. He alleged that while a case was registered, the police did not arrest Sriram. Based on further investigation, the Inspector and the constable were suspended pending further inquiry. Published - November 15, 2026 10:38 pm IST