TNN | Jul 13, 2012, 03.37AM IST
LUCKNOW: Even as the Mall police station sub-inspector accused of attempted rape was arrested on Thursday, top cops went into the damage control. Circle officer Malihabad Jitendra Srivastava was shifted and station officer R K Singh Maal suspended for laxity in the case.
Director general of police AC Sharma said the charges levelled by the victim against sub-inspector Kamta Prasad Awasthi, posted at Mall police station, were prima-facie found true.
Awasthi had allegedly tried to rape the victim inside Maal police station on Wednesday night. The victim, Sunita (name changed) in her complaint lodged with Maal police stated that she had a dispute with her neighbour Vijaylaxmi. But they reached a compromise and a compensation of Rs 30,000 was given to Sunita by Vijaylaxmi, However, about a month back, the victim and Vijaylaxmi again entered into a dispute. Later, Vijaylaxmi lodged a complaint against Sunita and her husband Gaya Prasad.
On Wednesday night, sub-inspector Kamta Prasad Awasthi, who was probing the case, called Sunita to the police station on the pretext of solving her case.
Acccording to Sunita, the S-I took her to a room in the police station and sought sexual favours. He even allegedly tried to outrage her modesty. Sunita, however, managed to escape from the police station. Sunita has also alleged that Awasthi had also made some obscene calls to her and claims having recorded them.
Initially, the police had lodged a case of assault and intimidation, but it was later changed to attempted rape and assault. The accused sub-inspector has also been booked under section of prohibition of atrocities against members of the scheduled caste and schedule tribe.
DGP refuted the allegation that police had initially tried to save the sub-inspector by saying he appeared to be of unstable mind . "That statement in the inquiry reports is still there and he has been booked for attempted rape. This itself explains that the particular noting was not an attempt to help the SI in anyway," Sharma said. "The officer who initially investigated the case found accused statements incoherent, suggesting a certain level of mental instability," DGP explained.
Sharma said the victim's statement would be recorded before the magistrate under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
District police chief Ashutosh Pandey told reporters that the woman's statement would be recorded on Friday. He added that the woman and the S-I have been sent for medical examination. Earlier, Pandey visited Maal police station and took stock of the situation.
The incident will be probed by SP (protocol) GP Chaturvedi.
SHRC seeks report
Taking suo-moto cognisance of the incident, Justice Vishnu Sahai, member, State Human Rights Commission (SHRC), has directed principal secretary home, DGP and DIG to apprise it about the action taken against the accused sub-inspector by July 24.Link: Cop held for attempted rape inside police station
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