UP: SHO suspended in Bahraich molestation case of Dalit girls

The incident took place last week on Sunday when three Dalit girls had gone to the market and were allegedly molested by some people, police said.

Lucknow. Bahraich district police on Wednesday said that an SHO of Nanpara police station was removed and three policemen, including a sub-inspector (SI), were suspended following a case of molestation of three Dalit girls by some people.

The incident took place last week on Sunday when three Dalit girls had gone to the market and were allegedly molested by some people, police said. Salman and Aslam, who run a meat shop in the market, allegedly molested the girls. When the girls and the brother of one of them protested, the two attacked them, police said.

The accused attacked the other side with knives kept in the meat shop, injuring some people, including a 19-year-old girl, Superintendent of Police Vrinda Shukla said.

Police arrested all nine accused in this case and sent them to jail on Tuesday.

Shukla said that station in-charge Rakesh Kumar Singh has been suspended for negligence in this case, while local inspector Ashok Kumar and two head constables were suspended on Tuesday.

Shukla said that a case has been registered against nine people in connection with the incident. Police arrested six named accused on Monday. The remaining three accused were arrested on Tuesday.

Courtesy : Hindi News