A woman, who was arrested last week and released on bail Wednesday on charges of assaulting cops and vandalising police property, has alleged she was sexually harassed, and her partner, an Army officer, illegally jailed, while trying to file a complaint at a police station near Odisha’s Bhubaneswar.

Five police personnel, including an Inspector-rank officer, have been suspended pending a disciplinary procedure for “gross misconduct”, Odisha Police said.

The woman said she had gone to file a complaint at the Bharatpur police station after she and her friend fought off a group of men who attacked them late Sunday night.They were going home after closing her restaurant at 1 am.

However, when they reached the police station only a woman constable was there, in civil clothes, and she refused to help, the woman told reporters.

According to the woman, after the constable began verbally abusing her, a few more cops, male officers this time, arrived on the scene and asked her partner for a written statement. The male policemen then allegedly threw the Army officer into a jail cell.

“I don’t know what happened… they put him in the lock-up. When I raised my voice to say they cannot put an Army officer in custody as it is unlawful, two female officers assaulted me,” she claimed, adding she fought back and bit one of them but was overpowered, tied up with her jacket, and left in a room.

“After some time, a male officer opened the doors and kicked on my breasts several times…” she said, alleging he also dropped his pants and forcibly removed hers, per NDTV.

She also said the inspector-in-charge of the police station made obscene gestures.

The police, meanwhile, have said the woman and her friend, who is attached to the 22 Sikh Regiment in Kolkata, had attacked an on-duty officer while drunk and also vandalised computers and furniture inside the police station. She was arrested and granted bail by the Odisha High Court this week.

A liquor bottle was found inside the Army officer’s car, per reports.

The woman received treatment for injuries at the state-run All India Institute of Medical Sciences. In the videos shared online, she is seen in a neck brace and her right arm in a sling.

A complaint was filed Thursday at the Chandaka police station, which will investigate the woman’s claim of being harassed by hooligans while returning home on the night of September 15.

Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women has demanded a report from the police and urgent disciplinary action against the accused.

The Odisha police’s Crime Branch has been ordered to investigate this case.