The National Commission for Women on Wednesday urged the Delhi police chief to take immediate action and submit a detailed report in the alleged rape of a Tihar Jail woman inmate by a police constable.
According to a media report, the alleged incident took place on August 3 when the 42-year-old woman was returning to Delhi after appearing before a court in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
She was allegedly raped in the toilet of a moving train by a Delhi Police constable, who was part of the team escorting her, according to a complaint filed at the New Delhi Railway Station police station on Monday.
The following day, she told a doctor in the Tihar Jail about the incident.
Taking suo motu cognizance of the case, the NCW urged the Delhi Police to submit a detailed report in the case.
"The commission is anguished and has taken suo-motu cognizance of the matter. The commission has urged the commissioner of police, Delhi to take immediate action in this regard and submit a detailed investigation report to the commission," the NCW said in a statement.
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