In an interesting turn of events into alleged rape by Samajwadi Party MlA Arun Verma in Sultanpur, local district police chief suspended the lady sub-inspector who in investigating the matter on charges of laxity in investigation, on Saturday.
Just on Friday, Verma facing allegations of gang rape in Sultanpur get a major relief when the local police refused to take cognizance against him and claimed that he was not even present in the district when the crime has been alleged to be committed. The claims were made by the police on basis of MlA’s mobile phone's location on the day of crime.
Reports confirmed that district police chief of Sultanpur, Kiran S suspended investigation officer Akhtar Jahan on charges of laxity in investigation into the case allegedly involving Sultanpur Sadar MlA Arun Verma and handed over thecase to circle officer of lambhuva Raghvendra Singh, on Saturday. The announcement has been came a surprise as on just of Friday Verma got a major relief in the matter.
"The location of MlA's mobile phone on September 17/18 when the incident took place was in lucknow. The probe is on in the matter," IG law and Order R K Vishwakarma told reporters in reply to a question that what acton has been taken against the ruling Party MlA.
Talking to media persons here on Friday evening, Vishwakarma said that further investigations are on in the matter and action would be taken only if charges are found to be true. It may be mentioned that on last Wednesday, a man approached a court for registering FIR against the MlA alleging that his 18-year-old daughter was raped by SP MlA and others on September 18 in Sultanpur. The MlA has denied the allegation, saying it is a "political conspiracy" to malign his image. He had claimed that on the day the alleged crime took place he was in lucknow.
"On that day I was in lucknow to attend proceeding of Vidhan Sabha...This can be verified from assembly records and CCTV footages," he had claimed. local police is probing the matter before initiating any action against the MlA.