GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad SSP has suspended a station house officer, a chowki in charge and a sub-inspector for negligence in duty and not filing an FIR after receiving a harassment complaint from the father of a Class 10 student, who attempted suicide on May 31. According to the father, the student, a minor, consumed poisonous substances after repeated harassment by a 19-year-old neighbour. She is now out of danger.
The SSP has also ordered a departmental inquiry against Saurabh Vikram Singh, the SHO of the Sihani Gate police station, Nagendra Singh, the chowki in charge at the Old Bus Adda, and sub-inspector Prabhakar Singh.
Alok Dubey, circle officer, Sihani Gate, said that police initially received information about the minor, who allegedly tried to kill herself, from Ganesh Hospital.Then on June 1, her father reached the police station and filed a written complaint against Nitish (19), her neighbour. “The father alleged that he used to harass his daughter on her way to school, pressuring her to marry him, following which she took the extreme step,” Dubey said.
However, till June 2 afternoon, the three police officers concerned neither registered a case nor took any action and did not report the matter to seniors. According to the SSP, they demonstrated “gross negligence in performing duty, indifference, laxity, arbitrariness, etc.,” and got suspended. “I have also ordered a departmental enquiry. Our department will not entertain such attitude by any personnel,” the SSP said.
After senior officers came to know about the case, the accused got arrested on June 2 under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 323 (causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) and 109 (abetment). Nitish claimed he had been in a relationship with the minor for the past three-four years, and they had planned to marry.
“While the boy had been forcing her to marry him, the girl told him she would consult her parents. The two decided to end their lives on May 31 since they could not live together. It had been pre-planned. The girl consumed poisonous substances while the boy backed out,” said Dubey, adding that investigation is underway.
