The state government on Friday terminated two police constables from service for their alleged involvement in rape of a 14-year-old girl inside a police station in Badaun district on the New Year eve.
“ The state government has sacked both accused policemen – Veerpal Singh Yadav and Avnesh Yadav from the service while a high level probe has been ordered by the government,” announced Inspector General of Police (law and Order) B Satish Ganesh 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 that in the medical examination of the victim it was found that she was raped. The girl has also given a statement to the police about the incident. “ADG (Crime) H C 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, both native of Bareilly, who are on run. He said that the DGP was serious on the incident and senior police officials including DIG (Bareilly range) R K S Rathore along with other officers are camping in the village.
It may be noted that the 14-year-old girl was gang raped inside the Musaghaj police station in a staff quarter by both the constables on the night of December 31. The constables allegedly had bundled the girl, who had gone to defecate self, around 8 pm on Wednesday, in a four wheeler and then they took to the said police station. The accused put the girl inside the room where they took turns to rape the victim. later they dropped the girl by a car outside her village and sped off. The victim reached her home some how and narrated her ordeal to her parents. Shocked at the incident, victim’s parents contacted the police for help. The police tried to hush up the case as it was sure to put the police in bad light and cause a severe dent on police image.
By the evening, victim’s family managed to contact the district police chief and subsequently a case was lodged against both the constables. Earlier, Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar had ordered to suspend 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 is enjoying dance in Saifai Mahatsov, and the innocent people in the state were facing the police atrocities.