Dec 14, 2011: DU student claims policemen tried to molest, make MMS

Dwaipayan Ghosh, TNN | Dec 14, 2011, 01.32AM IST

NEW DELHI: A 19-year-old student from DU has alleged that two cops attempted to molest her inside the Prasad Nagar police station. She claimed they even threatened to make an obscene MMS of her.

The girl said she was picked up for questioning in connection with a kidnapping case in which her cousin is allegedly involved. She further claimed that she was ill-treated as a relative of one of the cops had run away with her cousin.

The girl, a resident of Bapa Nagar, said she was picked up from her uncle's house on Saturday. Although no case has been registered, DCP (central) Vivek Kishore said he has ordered a thorough inquiry. "We are not taking the complaint lightly and a probe has been ordered," he said.

Investigators, however, said there were several inconsistencies in her statement. "She is one of the parties in a habeas corpus petition in the high court which is coming up for hearing later this month. Hence, we do not want to comment on the sensitive issue," said an investigator.

The victim had alleged that she was brought to the police station along with two relatives but was taken to a separate room. According to the complaint, a sub-inspector and a constable came into the room and misbehaved with her. They even took out a phone to film her. But the girl raisedthe alarm and managed to escape.

Sources said the police have decided to probe the incident as they want the investigation into the elopement to be untainted. "We will lodge an FIR if the charges are proved to be true," said an officer. This is not the first time a police officer has been charged with molestation. Last month, a constable was suspended for molesting a 40-year-old woman in a drunken state after he failed to extort money from her husband in east Delhi.

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