Ferozabad was rocked by a sensational incident in which the father of a rape survivor was sprayed with bullets by the rapist. Ironically, the crime took place over six months back but the local police failed to arrest the culprit. After the accused murdered the victim’s father, senior officers suspended the local station house officer and outpost incharge to save themselves the blushes.
As per reports, the victim was raped by Aazhman Upadhyay in Tilak Nagar area of North Kotwali in August last year. But Upadhyay evaded arrest and had been on the lam ever since. During this period, he continuously threatened the girl’s family and forced them to withdraw the case. After he dished out another threat on February 1, the family filed another complaint with the police, but even then no action was taken against the accused. No police protection was provided to the family either.
The police claimed that they failed to locate the criminal and sought attachment of his property and executed it recently. However, on Monday night, the girl’s father was shot dead near his house.
To set the records straight, SSP of Ferozabad Sachind Patel suspended three policemen for laxity. A case was registered and efforts were on to nab the assailant by forming five police teams.