In Uttar Pradeshs Ghaziabad, a 22-year-old woman was allegedly sexually harassed by two policemen and another man in plain clothes for hours when she went to visit the Sai Upvan city forest with her fiance on September 16. The three men had come riding a police response vehicle (PRV) of the Ghaziabad Police and demanded Rs 10,000 from the couple.2 Ghaziabad cops sexually harass woman and extort moneyBased on the womans complaint, an FIR was lodged at the Kotwali Nagar police station on September 28. She told the police that the two accused policemen first slapped her fiance and touched her inappropriately on her private parts. After this incident, they continued to call and even came to her house late at night, she added.The incident came to light after the woman dialled the police emergency number for hold and the Delhi Police forwarded her call to Ghaziabad Police.The accused trio were identified as constable Rakesh Kumar, home guard Digambar and another unidentified man.During the investigation, the victim also said that the trio held her and her fiance captive and harassed them for about three hours. The couple also paid them Rs 1,000 while they were harassed.“It was around noon when three men arrived on a PRV and started threatening us. They slapped my fiance and one of them demanded Rs 10,000 to let us go. We asked them with folded hands and even touched their feet but they did not budge. Later, Rakesh Kumar behaved badly and started forcing me to get physical with him. The third man also demanded Rs 5.5 lakh… We were held there for three hours during which the suspects repeatedly touched me inappropriately,” the woman told the police.Case filed against accused trioFollowing her complaint, the three accused were booked under Sections 354a (1)(ii) for sexual harassment and demand for sexual favours, 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult) and 342 (wrongful confinement) of the Indian Penal Code apart from relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.Speaking on this incident, the Assistant Commissioner of Ghaziabad Police said that Rakesh Kumar has been suspended following the incident and a letter has been sent to Digambars department to initiate action against him. All three accused are currently absconding from the police.
