In a bizarre case, a police constable was suspended and an inquiry ordered against him after a viral video showed him allegedly attempting to abduct a four-year-old boy in Shahjahanpur, police said on Thursday.
Surprisingly, the district's superintendent of police said the constable was prima facie found guilty but the officer tasked with conducting an inquiry into the matter, said the constable did not abduct the child.
The family members, however, alleged that the officers were trying to shield the culprit and also issued suspension only when the video of the cop kidnapping the boy went viral on Wednesday.
According to complainant Mohammed Javed, his son Abdul Rehman was playing outside their house in Jalal Nagar locality under Sadar police station on Monday when constable Mukesh Kumar, who passed by, picked up the child and walked away. The locals, however, snatched the child from Kumar, the complaint stated.
Javed alleged that though the entire incident was captured on CCTV camera and that he filed a complaint, the police did not register a case. They, however, assured him that an investigation into the incident will be conducted.
Superintendent of Police (City) Sanjay Kumar said a video of the incident had gone viral and the constable, posted in Police Lines, was prima facie found guilty and he was hence suspended. The SP said Circle Officer (City) Sarwan Kumar was directed to conduct an inquiry.
When contacted, the CO said the constable did not abduct the child but he was intoxicated. The constable's medical examination confirmed that he was under the influence of alcohol, the CO said. He was also in police uniform during the time of the incident, the officer pointed out.
Javed, however, demanded a probe into the matter by registering a report against the constable.
Meanwhile in a bizarre case in Kannauj, a girl with the help of her lovers got a youth murdered and dumped his body to conceal the crime. The victim too was having an affair with the girl.
The sensational fact came to light three days after the killing when the girl and other accused were grilled by the police on Thursday. With the help of the clues provided by them, the body of the victim was also recovered and sent for post-mortem.
Reports said that Shivam (18), a resident of Saraiya village under Tirwa police station area, was in love with a local girl. Last Monday, the girl called Shivam and took him with her on the pretext of enjoying the evening. Later she served alcohol mixed with other sedatives and when Shivam fainted, she called her other lovers and they then strangled Shivam to death and buried his body in a pit near Rajapur village to conceal crime.
When Shivam did not return home till late in the night, the family members became worried and started searching. Shivam’s father apprehended some foul play so he reported the matter to the police suspecting the hands of some friends behind the disappearance.
Reports said that the police took no action but when the family members and locals protested, the cops on Wednesday night picked up the girl and some of the local youths. They grilled them the entire night after which the girl broke down on Thursday morning and confessed to the killing. She disclosed that after giving intoxicants to Shivam, she brutally killed him with the help of her other lovers and later dumped the body on the bank of the river to conceal the crime.
The cops subsequently took them to the spot and took out the body and sent it for post-mortem.
At present, the police have arrested five people, including the girlfriend of the deceased. Further investigations are on in this regard.