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Mumbai policewoman assaulted for wearing 'gown' to temple
Updated On: 17 November, 2017 08:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Faisal Tandel
Kalyan East resident accosts Mumbai policewoman for allegedly wearing 'gown' to temple; cops launch probe after CCTV footage show the women getting into a scuffle, which sub-inspector Pratiksha Lakde justifies as self-defence

Mumbai police sub-inspector Pratiksha Lakde, 30, visited the Jarimari Mandir at Kalyan East with her mother and son, 2, only to be stunned into silence. Following darshan inside the temple, Lakde stepped out to be accosted by a woman, who asked her to leave the premises, as she was "improperly dressed in a gown". A brawl followed, after which both the women have registered non-cognisable (NC) offence cases at Kolshewadi police station.

CCTV footage of the brawl showing Pratiksha Lakde (in blue) assault Asha Gaikwad following the tiff


