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Last updated: June 30, 2023 at 00:17 am IST
Guwahati (Guwahati), India
The girl and the man were taken into custody on June 21 in connection with a child marriage case. (Representative/Getty Image)
Director General of Police GP Singh said in a tweet on Thursday that the inspector is the prime suspect in the case and is now on the run.
A senior officer said on Thursday that a runaway inspector has been suspended for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl and taking “unwanted pictures” inside a police station in Nalbari district of Assam.
He also ordered an investigation into the incident. A 17-year-old girl filed a police complaint against the officer in charge of Gograber Police Station on Monday, alleging that she was molested and her objectionable photos were taken inside the police station.
The girl and the man were taken into custody on June 21 in connection with a child marriage case.
Director General of Police GP Singh said in a tweet on Thursday that the inspector is the prime suspect in the case and is currently on the run.
“Anyone who provides information to SP Nalbari Police about his whereabouts will be appropriately rewarded,” he said.
A case has been registered at Nalbari Police Station under IPC Sections relating to the wrongful imprisonment of a person with intent to insult the modesty of a woman with read along with certain sections of the Prevention of Children Sexual Offenses Act 2012 (POCSO) relating to use of children for pornographic purpose.
Singh said the case was approved for an additional Superintendent of Police in Nalbari district.
The DIG of Central Western Range, Brajenjit Singha, has been asked to visit the area and report directly by Thursday, the DGP said.
He added that “the police station has closed-circuit television coverage… If the allegation is (true), the strongest legal action will be taken.”
Nalbari Superintendent of Police Sudhakar Singh told reporters that CCTV footage of the police station has been collected and a team of experts is examining it.
The SP admitted that the police had broken the rules by keeping a girl in the police station at night when she should have been sent to a state-run home for an overnight stay.
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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