Two Badaun police personnel have been booked for alleged dereliction of responsibility within the case of a 50-year-old lady’s gangrape and homicide. The lady was allegedly gang raped by three males, together with a priest, in a Badaun temple, and later succumbed to her accidents.
The FIR was filed in opposition to the involved police station’s SHO and submit in-charge for allegedly not performing duties following the crime. They had been earlier suspended over the allegation.
“During our enquiry we found that there were omissions on part of the policemen. There was delay in filing of the FIR. When it comes to crimes involving women, there are certain duties that need to be carried… there was time elapsed before all the formalities could take place,” mentioned Badaun (Rural) SP Siddhartha Verma.
The lady’s household had alleged that there was a delay of practically 18 hours earlier than the FIR was filed. According to police, initially, no written criticism had been given by the household. The household had additionally alleged that the well timed intervention of police may have saved the girl’s life.
