PSI facing harassment allegation suspended
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Police sub-inspector Arjun H.K., who has been facing allegations of harassing a Dalit youth and making him drink urine, has been suspended and the case handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further probe.
Akshay M. Hakay, Superintendent of Police of Chikkamagaluru, on Sunday, informed presspersons that Western Range IGP Devajyoti Ray suspended the PSI and transferred him (on suspension) to Udupi district. The complaint registered against the police officer would be probed by the CID, he said. Besides that, the State government ordered a departmental inquiry into the incident by the Deputy Superintendent of Police of Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district.
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AAA G. Subramanya, chairman of Chikkamagaluru Child Welfare Committee (CWC), has alleged that the Sringeri police committed mistakes “deliberately” while registering an FIR on the alleged rape of a minor girl in Sringeri taluk to help the accused.
The girl was allegedly raped by several men over the past four months. The Sringeri police registered a case on Saturday against 17 people, including the girl’s aunt. The police allegedly delayed registering the case and wrongly mentioned the committee’s chairman as the complainant.
CWC chairman G. Subramanya said the police had information about the rape much before the committee received any details of it. “The locals had informed the police, but they delayed taking action. They took the girl to a Santhwana Kendra in Sringeri on Thursday itself. As per the norms, the police should have informed the CWC before taking the girl to the centre,” he said.