A police officer who assaulted a member of the public is to appear before a misconduct panel to find out whether he will keep his job. Pc Anil Chauhan was convicted by magistrates earlier this year of common assault. The conviction relates to an incident in June last year during which the officer used his Captor spray on an individual without good reason. The handheld device sprays a jet of fluid into a target's eyes and causes temporary, disabling pain.
As a result of the conviction at Leicester Magistrates' Court in January, Leicestershire Police summoned the officer to a misconduct hearing on Monday.
Pc Chauhan is the latest officer to face a panel this year. Two members of the volunteer Special Constabulary were dismissed in the past few months, one for dishonestly claiming approximately £23 in petrol expenses and the other for singing an offensive song and later trying to delete mobile phone footage of the incident.
