Kamal Ghorui
AGRA: A police constable in Aligarh has been suspended and booked for allegedly telling a 25-year-old rape survivor that her complaint would be acted upon only if she first met him in a hotel room and “had sex with him”, police said on Friday.The survivor recorded phone conversations in which constable Imran Khan, posted at Quarsi police station, allegedly told her: “If you send me a sexy photo of yourself right now, I will get you clothes for Eid… come with me to the hotel. We share the same religion… I will send him to jail and get a case registered against him; in return, you will have to sleep with me,” the constable allegedly told her.He further said, “Swear on the Quran, if you tell this to anyone, I will die… I will not let any action be taken; on the contrary, I will send you to jail.”According to the complaint, the woman had approached the Quarsi police station weeks ago, alleging that a man raped her on the false promise of marriage. She also submitted a complaint through the CM’s Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) portal seeking action.She alleged that instead of acting on her complaint, the constable called her, gathered details, and later began pressuring her for sexual favours over text messages and phone calls. The survivor recorded the conversations and approached senior police officials.Following her complaint, SSP Neeraj Kumar Jadaun ordered the constable’s suspension and directed registration of an FIR on Wednesday.Police said the accused has been booked under relevant BNS sections, including sexual harassment and criminal intimidation. Further investigation is underway.
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DSP Sarvam Singh said, “The woman appeared before the SSP, after which an inquiry was assigned to me. A report was submitted, and on the SSP’s directions, a case has been registered. Further investigation is underway.”
