Shahpura police have on Friday submitted challan in a district court against DSP Pawan Mishra in a case against him related to sexual exploitation and assault of a woman victim. However, the police have dropped section 493 of the IPC in the challan.
The victim had alleged that Mishra who is currently posted with Indore CID had sexually exploited her.
The victim raised allegations that on the pretext of marriage and putting vermillion (Sindoor) over her forehead as a mark of marriage and continued to develop physical relationship with her in the city and in Indore when he was posted in Indore.
The victim lodged complaint with the State Police Headquarters and reached CM house to lodge a complaint after which police registered a case under sections 493, 323, 294 and 34 of the IPC against Mishra and his brother-in-law in the year 2017 but the police submitted challan under sections 323, 294 and 34 of the IPC.
After the investigation police assuming section 493 of the IPC as non-cognizable the section was quashed under section 155 of the CrPC and produced the challan with remaining sections 323, 294 and 34 of the IPC.
SP South Bhopal Rahul Kumar lodha said that the section 493 of the IPC has been dismissed by following proper procedure and for this action has been done under section 155 of the CrPC.
Meanwhile, the victim has lodged complaint with CSP Habibganj and SP South regarding an attack by bike-borne miscreants and threatening to withdraw case, no case has been registered, he added.
lodha further said that the neighbours of the victim have lodged several complaints against her. Investigation has been started in both the cases.