Constable Arrested For Alleged Rape Inside Jharkhand Police Station
Five policemen were suspended after a constable allegedly raped a woman who had gone to the station to seek help, police said.
- On Saturday, police in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district arrested constable Niraj Lakra after a woman accused him of raping her inside the Gamharia police station, where she had sought refuge.
- The victim contacted police on Thursday evening to seek help after a domestic altercation, but officers violated protocol by bringing her to the station without any female personnel present.
- Wireless operator Lakra allegedly committed the crime in a room provided for the woman to rest; Superintendent of Police Manoj Swargiary subsequently suspended five officers, including officer-in-charge Sanjay Prasad, for dereliction of duty.
- Sub-Divisional Police Officer Anubhav Bhardwaj is conducting an investigation into the matter, while police seized the accused's clothing for forensic examination in Ranchi and a court remanded Lakra to judicial custody.
- Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Sunday condemned the incident as "the most repulsive image of jungle raj in the state," questioning whether police administration will change despite the suspensions.
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In Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district, 15 police officers, including the station in-charge, have been suspended for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman inside a police station. Three accused officers have been arrested.
Rape of woman inside police station, ‘repulsive image of jungle raj’ in Jharkhand: Champai Soren
The accused policeman, Niraj Lakra, has been arrested, and five policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Gamharia police station, Sanjay Prasad, were suspended on charges of dereliction of duty and negligence
Constable Arrested For Alleged Rape Inside Jharkhand Police Station
A woman who went to lodge a complaint at a police station in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district was allegedly raped by a constable. The accused has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody. Five other policemen, including the officer-in-charge, have been suspended for dereliction of duty. The incident has drawn criticism from the opposition BJP.
A woman was raped at Gamharia police station in Jharkhand, with 15 policemen suspended and three arrested. A SIT investigation is underway. Demands for justice for the victim are intensifying, raising questions about the police administration.
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