Agra: A special court dealing with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Agra has ordered an FIR against three policemen, including the Kheragarh station house officer (SHO), for negligence and dereliction of duty in an alleged kidnapping-cum-sexual abuse case, involving two minor sisters.
The court was moved by the father of the girls, who alleged that the police officers were negligent in registering his complaint and deliberately tried to save the accused.
The police have, however, called the entire abduction matter “fake” and meant to implicate some people.
According to the court order, seen by ThePrint, the father has alleged that both his daughters were kidnapped on 5 February, and the younger one escaped and informed him. But the police did not register an FIR in time, despite his complaint. He alleged that the older girl was raped, while the act was attempted on the younger one.
Taking note of the allegations, the court Thursday ordered that an FIR be registered against Kheragarh SHO Indrajeet Singh, and sub-inspectors Ibrahim Khan and Harendra Singh. It also instructed that a case be registered against three named and two unnamed persons for kidnapping and rape.
However, Kheragarh Assistant Commissioner of Police Imran Ahmed told ThePrint, “This is a fake matter reported by the girls’ father. When he first reported the kidnapping of his elder daughter at the police station, an FIR was registered and the girl was recovered. In her statement to the police, the girl said she had left her house on her own will because her parents were forcefully arranging her marriage. Based on her statement, the police filed a final report in the case.”
He added that a few days later, the girls’ father came to the police station again, claiming that his younger daughter had also been kidnapped and raped. “Initial investigation by the police revealed that this complaint was being registered in a malicious manner in an attempt to implicate some people. The SHO, therefore, refused to file a second FIR. After this, the father took orders from the court.”
No arrests have been made in the case so far.
(Edited by Nida Fatima Siddiqui)
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