Varanasi: A woman, who was ousted from home by her stepmother and approached the police, was allegedly asked by a sub-inspector to share bed with him in lieu of help. Following a probe, the SI has been suspended and an FIR lodged against him.
SP Bhadohi RB Singh said, “I had ordered a probe by ASP Ravindra Verma in this episode. The ASP found the allegations of the woman correct and gave his report, following which the accused Kasba outpost in-charge Santosh Rai has been suspended and as FIR has been lodged against him.”
Inspector Bhadohi Sadanand Singh said that the FIR was lodged against Rai on Wednesday under sections 354, 506 of IPC and also sections of SC/ST Act and further investigation has also been started in this connection.
The woman had made a complaint against Rai with SP Bhadohi and also given clips of call recording of her conversation with the SI. The woman
contacted Bhadohi police station to make a complaint against her stepmother and was asked to go to Kasba outpost. He alleged that along with her complaint, the outpost in-charge took her mobile number. Instead of initiating any action on her complaint, the SI started talking to her, she alleged.
She added, the SI started asking to sleep with him to initiate action against her stepmother. She alleged that despite her refusal, he continued in his advances. She then recorded the conversations and gave the audio clips to the SP along with a complaint.