One other FIR has been registered towards a Provincial Police Companies (PPS) officer, Mohammad Mohsin Khan, accused of sexually exploiting a scholar at IIT, Kanpur, for legal intimidation and defaming her, police mentioned on Wednesday.
The coed alleged that Khan threatened her of great penalties and made objectionable posts with intent to defame her by levelling faux prices. ACP Abhishek Pandey mentioned yet one more FIR has been lodged towards Khan, a 2013 batch PPS officer, and his lawyer beneath related sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita and the Data Expertise Act on Tuesday.
The then ACP and the lawyer can be known as for questioning if the necessity arises, Pandey added. The ACP and his lawyer allegedly shared objectionable posts on social media platforms with intent to defame her. The coed has met senior officers, together with Commissioner of Police, Akhil Kumar, who instructed the police to lodge one other FIR towards the PPS officer and his advocate.
The coed reiterated her claims that Khan sexually exploited her beneath false pretence of marrying her.
A five-member Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) headed by Further DCP (Site visitors) Archana Singh was constituted to probe the matter, police mentioned. The coed met the SIT members and supplied them with the chat historical past allegedly displaying that the ACP had made “indecent and lewd” remarks.
Khan was transferred to DGP headquarters on December 12 after being booked for allegedly in search of “sexual activity by using deceitful means”.
In keeping with the police, Khan had enrolled at IIT, Kanpur, just a few months in the past to pursue a PhD.
Whereas finding out on the institute, he reportedly started a relationship with the girl and promised to marry her after divorcing his spouse. However later when the officer allegedly refused to fulfil his promise, the girl filed a grievance.
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