Agartala: Judge accused of sexually abusing rape survivor
Agartala, February 18
A rape survivor has alleged she was sexually abused by a magistrate inside his chamber in a court in Tripura. A three-member panel headed by Dhalai District and Sessions Judge Gautam Sarkar has initiated a probe into the allegation.
The woman alleged the incident took place on February 16 when she went to the chamber of the first class judicial magistrate, Kamalpur, to get her statement recorded in connection with her rape.
In her complaint, the woman alleged, “When I was about to give my statement, the judge groped me. I rushed out of his chamber and informed the lawyers and my husband about the incident.” The woman’s husband also lodged a complaint with the Kamalpur Bar Association. Sarkar along with Chief Judicial Magistrate Satyajit Das visited Kamalpur’s additional district and session judge’s office to investigate the matter. “The three-member panel also met members of the Kamalpur Bar Association and sought our point of view on the allegations,” Shibendra Dasgupta, secretary of the advocate body, said.
Registrar General, Tripura High Court, V Pandey said, “We have not yet received any official complaint regarding the issue. Once we receive a complaint in a proper format, we will definitely take appropriate action.”
