Nagpur: Anticipatory bail granted to constable Nikhil Shegaonkar of rural police last week has left his wife distraught. Last year, she had lodged an FIR at Ajni police station against the cop and his relatives for dowry-related harassment, torture and forced unnatural sex. She had also held the cop responsible for her abrupt medical termination of pregnancy following the assault.
While granting Shegaonkar bail, the district and additional sessions court stated that being a cop he would not flee. The conditional pre-arrest bail included PR and a surety bond of Rs25,000 each.
It’s learnt that Shegaonkar, who had joined police in 2017, has two FIRs against him. Sources in the rural police, who are conducting the preliminary inquiry, also confirmed a third complaint against him at Yashodharanagar police station.