Court orders FIR against cop for not registering rape complaint

Ropar, March 7

A court in Anandpur Sahib has ordered the registration of an FIR under Section 166-A of the IPC against a former SHO for allegedly refusing to register a rape complaint of a minor girl.

Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Jagbir Singh Mehndiratta, while issuing the order, observed that the respondent, SHO Bharat Bhushan, had acted negligently and had abused the process of his office by not promptly registering an FIR and by delaying the matter without any justification.

The girl was allegedly raped at a guest house on March 16 last year, following which her mother approached the police. However, the victim’s mother alleged that instead of arresting the accused, a policeman gave her Rs 15,000 and told her to return home.

Later, she brought the matter to the notice of DSP Davinder Singh and a case was registered against the rape suspect.

The DSP, in his report, indicting the SHO for delaying the registration of a case and recommended departmental action against him on April 28. — TNS