Racial Profiling Complaint Leads to Storrs Woman's Arrest

A racial profiling complaint has led to the arrest of the Storrs woman who made the accusation against a Connecticut State Trooper.

According to a statement issued by state police, a trooper conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 5/15 in Wethersfield on May 9. As a result of the motor vehicle stop, the operator was issued an infraction for Unsafe Lane Change.

Following the incident, the driver wrote a complaint letter to the Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) alleging she was stopped and issued the infraction based upon the illegal practice of racial profiling.

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The Connecticut State Police Internal Affairs office investigated the allegations against the trooper and concluded that statements provided by the accused were false and the Trooper was exonerated on all charges.

Based upon the nature of the complaint, a criminal investigation was initiated into the operator’s allegations and an arrest warrant was applied for and granted by the Hartford Superior Court.

At about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, the driver, identified as Minati Roychoudhuri, of Fieldstone Drive, Storrs, surrendered at Troop H-Hartford on an arrest warrant charging her with second-degree false statement.

Roychoudhuri was released after posting $1,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear Aug 14 in state Superior Court in Hartford.