2 Cops Suspended For 'Inaction' In Rape Case On Yogi Adityanath's Turf

Thursday, 4 March 2021Newsdesk

Two policemen in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur town, the home turf of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, have been suspended and a case filed against them for their alleged inaction in a gangrape case related to a minor girl who was brought to their police post on Tuesday night after the incident.

New Delhi, 04 March 2021

As per news report of NDTV, the action was taken after the intervention of Gorakhpur police chief Jogendra Kumar, who saw a viral video of the survivor on Wednesday in which she described the crime. "As soon I got to know, I and other officers intervened. The matter was brought to the notice of the district magistrate. The survivor's statement was taken and a case of gangrape has been registered . The chowki (police post) incharge and the constable posted there did not take action in the matter and both have been suspended and a case under the section ' Public Servant disobeying direction under Law' has been filed against them. We have taken one person named by the survivor into custody and are getting a medical examination of the survivor conducted," Jogendra Kumar, Gorakhpur's police chief said in a statement on Twitter.

Source - NDTV