Lucknow gangrape case: Action against 3 cops for showing laxity, accused identified
Uttar Pradesh, OCT 17 : Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday took action against some of its officials for showing laxity in a case related to gangrape of a tution teacher in Lucknow. According to reports, a police station incharge has been suspended and show causes notices have been issued against three SHOs for their casual approach in the case.
All the aforementioned cops have been accused of being careless and hiding the incident from senior officials.
The development comes after an 18-year-old tuition teacher was allegedly gangraped in Lucknow after she took an auto-rickshaw home after giving classes near the fire station at Kathauta crossing.
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As per the victim, there was one other person sitting in the auto apart from the driver and they allegedly raped her. Soon after the victim approached the police station, a case was registered and she was sent for medical examination.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Zone, Prachi Singh, said that a case for wrongful detention, gang-rape, loot and attack on the survivor has been registered.
On October 16, a complaint was received at PS Vibhuti Khand about a woman raped by two men in an autorickshaw. A case has been registered and even the accused have been identified. We have constituted teams to nab the culprits. The in-charge of Husariya police outpost has been suspended for not taking immediate action,” she added.
As per the first information report (FIR), the survivor, a resident of Husainganj, had gone to teach a student in Chinhat area.
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“The auto stopped near the fire station and I asked if he would go to Charbagh. There was a youth sitting in the auto beside the auto driver. After travelling for some kilometres, the auto driver drove the vehicle on the wrong route to a dark stretch of the road,” the victim said.
“I sensed something wrong and raised an alarm. But the auto driver took me to the dark stretch and they both took turns raping me for three hours. They took away my phone and hit a hard object on my head before dumping me. The auto driver threatened to kill me if I reported the matter to the police,” she alleged.
-The IndiaToday
