Ballia (UP), Apr 15 (PTI) Two police inspectors have been suspended for allegedly using abusive and obscene language during a phone conversation with a 33-year-old rape survivor, officials said on Wednesday.
The action was taken against Station House Officer (SHO) Sanjay Shukla and Inspector Naresh Malik of the Crime Branch, after an audio clip purportedly featuring the latter went viral on social media on Monday, they said.
In the clip, Malik is allegedly heard speaking to the woman in an objectionable manner, the police said.
The case pertains to a complaint lodged on February 20 at Ubhaon police station based on the woman’s complaint.
She alleged that a forest department sub-inspector, Ugrasen Kumar Jaiswal, raped her for about six months on the pretext of marriage. She also alleged that he threatened to kill her if she pursued the complaint.
An FIR was registered against Jaiswal under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the police said.
In a separate complaint sent to the deputy inspector general of police, the survivor alleged that Shukla and Malik had called her and used abusive and obscene language, asking to meet them alone and promising help in her case.
Superintendent of Police Omvir Singh said the matter came to his notice on Monday, following which both inspectors were placed under suspension with immediate effect.
An inquiry has been ordered into the allegations, and Additional Superintendent of Police (North) Dinesh Kumar Shukla has been assigned to probe the matter, Singh said.
“Strict action will be taken against those found guilty after the inquiry report is submitted,” the SP added. PTI COR CDN SMV SMV DV DV
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