Insensitivity of police in rape case, allegation of cheating in registering FIR

Kanker. Police has arrested the accused in the case of raping daughter’s minor friend. When the minor, who became a victim of her friend’s father’s lust, reached the police station to complain about it, instead of registering an FIR immediately, the police kept on procrastinating. For which the family members of the minor kept going round the Gondahur police station for two days. Despite this, the case was not dozen, the victim’s minor’s father complained to the Pakhanjur SDOP. After which the police of the police station became active and registered a case against the accused under rape and Paxo Act. The police arrested the accused on Friday.

The incident of rape with the girl took place on 19th June. The 16-year-old girl had gone to her friend’s house in PV 17. Friend’s father came out on knocking at the door. During this time there was no one in the house. Taking advantage of which the accused dragged the minor inside the house and raped her. Due to this incident and the threat received from the accused, the minor could not even scream for help. After the incident, the girl kept sitting in the house of the accused crying in fear.

When the girl did not reach home for a long time, her younger sister reached her friend’s house looking for her. Seeing the elder sister in that condition, she started screaming. The people around gathered, the girl came out from there and her parents were informed about it. On the second day of the incident, the girl along with her father reached the Gondahur police station. But the police present there did not show any sensitivity in the matter at all. Distressed, the victim’s family complained to the Pakhanjur SDOP. After the intervention of the police officers, on June 22, the police registered a case against the accused. Accused has been arrested. Further action is in progress.