The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday terminated two police constables from service for their alleged involvement in the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Musaghaj Police Station campus in Badaun district on New Year’s eve.
“The State Government has sacked both accused policemen – Veerpal Singh Yadav and Avnesh Yadav from service while a high-level probe has been ordered by the Government,” Inspector General of Police (law and Order) Satish Ganesh said in lucknow on Friday. He said the police station in-charge of Musaghaj, Ram lakhan Singh has also been put on suspension in connection with the incident.
He said the medical examination of the victim has confirmed rape. The girl has also given a statement to the police. “ADG (Crime) HC Awasthi had left for Badaun to supervise the investigation and he will report back to the Government,” Ganesh said. The IG said that several police teams have been made to arrest the guilty police constables, both natives of Bareilly, who are on the run.
He said the DGP was taking the case very seriously and senior police officials including DIG (Bareilly range) RKS Rathore along with other officers were camping in the village. The minor girl was abducted and then gang-raped in a staff quarter on the Musaghaj Police Station campus by the constables on the night of December 31. The constables allegedly abducted the girl, around 8 pm on Wednesday in a four wheeler. They took her to the staff quarters where they took turns to rape her.
later, they dropped the girl off outside her village and sped-off. The victim managed to reach home and narrated the ordeal to her parents. The victim’s parents contacted the police for help. The police tried to hush up the case as it showed the police in a bad light, however, the victim’s family managed to contact the district police chief and subsequently, a case was lodged against both the constables.
Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar ordered the suspension of both the constables who are absconding after the incident. On the complaint by the mother of the girl, an FIR number 8/15 was registered against them under Section 594, 506, 367 and 376(D) of the IPC. A case under 3/4 of POSCO Act was also filed against both the accused.
BJP MP Dharemendra Kashyap, who is the local representative, alleged that while the entire State Government was enjoying itself in Saifai Mahatsov, the innocent people of the State were facing police atrocities.