Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) at Manika police station RP Sharma has been suspended following the alleged harrassment of a minor girl at the police station.
The latehar SP said the ASI was put under suspension to ensure fair probe into the incident. The SP said further action will be initiated against the ASI depending on the probe report of the SDPO Barwadeeh.
The over blowing of the case of alleged harassment of a minor girl in the Manika police station in latehar district is no run of the mill case of any high handedness of the police but a calculated design having support of all disgruntled elements inside and outside the Manika police station said sources.
Sources said neither the aggrieved father of the minor girl nor any male member of her family found it fit to first petition the SP Palamu Anoop Birtharey about this alleged harassment or torture in police station for immediate justice rather the family first spent some time in a hospital and then took her to RIMS Ranchi.
Sources said the way the family in distress so bypassed the nearest police chief in latehar further hints at some forces behind this over blowing of the case.
SP latehar Anoop Birtharey too did not rule it out saying the way this case has been highlighted from Ranchi end strengthens our belief that there is more to this case than what one’s eyes meet. He said this Manika police station has conducted many drives against JJMP a naxal outfit and one should not be surprised if it is not behind the over blowing of this case.
SP latehar appreciated the wisdom of the father of the minor girl for taking her to RIMS Ranchi for her treatment as he said the girl there would get better treatment which will help her over come the shock of being in the police station for a few hours. However he hastened to add it would have done all good to her father if he or any male or female member of this family would have approached him in the district.
The girl was not all alone in the Manika police station but with her parents asserted the latehar SP. Sources said some disgruntled personnel in the Manika police station too did not come forward to handle this case of questioning of the minor girl aptly and smoothly leading to such a muddy water in which the Manika police station is in right now.
SP latehar said the Manika police station is child friendly as here are lady constable and Child Friendly police too. He conceded that the girl was asked questions about a girl who has so disappeared leading every one to believe that the girl has been kidnapped and this minor girl in question knows the girl who has so disappeared with a married man some four months back.