Kanpur News: Uttar Pradesh Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal has suspended Sachendi Station House Officer (SHO) Vikram Singh and Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Dinesh Chandra Tripathi for distortion of facts and alleged lapses.
The UP Police have arrested a YouTuber while a sub-inspector of the Uttar Pradesh Police is on the run. The case relates to the alleged abduction and gang-rape in Kanpur’s Sachendi of a 14-year-old girl.
A class 7 dropout, the girl was allegedly abducted around 10 pm on Monday in a Mahindra Scorpio. According to media reports, the girl was taken by the duo to a deserted place near a railway track. She was then sexually assaulted for approximately two hours before being abandoned in an unconscious state outside her house.
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UP Police Commissioner said Sub-Inspector Amit Kumar Maurya and YouTuber Shivbaran Yadav have been named in the First Information Report (FIR). The SUV that was used in the crime has been seized; it belongs to Maurya.
It was revealed during investigations that the sub-inspector was present in Sachendi despite being posted at the Bithoor Police Station.
The victim’s brother said the police seized his sister’s mobile phone. He added that she was prevented from making a return to the home until her statement was recorded in the court. He also said they were turned away on telling the police personnel that one of the crime accused was a policeman.
SHO was suspended for his failure to invoke the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in the initial stages. The case investigation would now be overseen by Additional DCP (West) Kapil Dev Singh.
The incident has sparked massive political and public outrage. Former CPI(M) MP Subhashini Ali met the commissioner to condemn the “widespread impunity” in crimes committed against girls and women in Uttar Pradesh.
