Five policemen gang raped woman in Delhi
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Deep angry protestersthrough stones on a police station here after a woman claimed that she was raped by an SHO and four other policemen inside its remises, prompting Delhi government to direct a women's commission to probe the matter. The woman's claims triggered protests in Inderpuri in south-west Delhi, where she resides, with a large crowd attacking and ransacking the police station. Although a case has not been registered so far , Delhi Police transferred the investigations to Crime Branch besides shifting Station House Officer Pradeep Kumar to Police Lines to ensure "free and fair probe". Police said the preliminary medical examination report of the woman suggested that she was not raped even as Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit directed the Delhi Women's Commission to probe the allegations. The woman alleged that she was taken to the police station yesterday by two policemen to enquire about her husband, whom the police said was a "local criminal involved in betting".
"They put me inside a lock up and started hurling abuses and thrashed me. Then they took me upstairs where the SHO and four other uniformed men raped me. I can recognise them by face," the woman told reporters. She claimed that she was sexually assaulted by the SHO and four others who later threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone. After she was let off, the woman said in a police complaint, she informed her husband who took her to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. The husband said the hospital authorities asked him to inform the police.
However, Delhi Police said that the preliminary medical examination report of the woman, who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by five policemen, suggested that she was not raped. "We have received the preliminary medical examination report. It says that there is no injury mark on the body of the victim," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said. However, he said, the vaginal swab has been preserved and will be sent to the Forensic Laboratory in Rohini for further tests. "We are still awaiting the final report as the report from the forensic experts is needed to finalize the medical report," he said. SHO Pradeep Kumar had taken charge of the station on May 24.
Posted bySaini at 11:58 PM
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