Being attentive to a letter that has gone viral on the social media by which sexual harassment allegations had been levelled towards an IPS officer, the Haryana Police investigators have recorded statements of 19 feminine cops who’re namesake of the alleged complainants, however “all of them have denied their function behind such a letter”, even because the Haryana State Fee for Ladies (HSCW) on Sunday requested the state DGP to submit an motion taken report back to the panel inside 24 hours.
“We checked the file of the district involved the place 19 feminine cops at the moment on responsibility are namesake of the seven girls whose names had been talked about because the complainant within the letter. Through the inquiry all had been referred to as to file their statements, however they denied their function behind such a letter,” an official supply informed The Indian Categorical on Sunday.
A purported letter allegedly signed by seven feminine cops had surfaced on the social media on Friday. Within the letter addressed to Haryana chief minister, critical allegations of sexual harassment had been levelled towards the IPS officer whereas terming two feminine police officers as “facilitator” of the IPS officer.
Taking it severely, the state police had requested a lady IPS officer, Astha Modi, who’s at the moment SP Fatehabad, to conduct a probe and submit a report back to the division.
As a part of the probe, a police officer stated, all of the namesakes of these lady police personnel whose names had been talked about as complainant within the viral letter had been requested to file their statements. “They’ve denied making any such criticism. Additionally they didn’t increase any grievance towards the IPS officer,” added the officer.
The officer additionally stated: “Within the purported letter, there’s a reference of a widow constable who allegedly confronted harassment. We haven’t discovered any feminine constable together with her namesake within the police division in your complete district involved. Within the letter, there’s a reference to a feminine constable whose annual confidential report (ACR) had unfavorable remarks made by the IPS officer involved. Nevertheless, in the course of the inquiry, she claimed that she didn’t make any such criticism. The unfavorable remarks in her ACR had been the next end result of a punishment given by an ADGP rank police officer.”
The officer added: “The probe into the matter continues to be on to establish who had initially written the letter.”
One other police officer stated: “Proper now, it’s very tough to say whether or not the allegations are true or false. Extra feminine officers posted within the district involved will likely be examined in the course of the ongoing probe. They might be from completely different ranks within the police division like from constables to ASIs (assistant sub inspectors). They may even be counselled. The inquiry will take extra time.”
Congress legislator from Julana, Vinesh Phogat, took to X to demand punishment for the responsible within the matter. Referring to the wrestler agitation of 2023, Phogat posted on X: “…In the way in which each part of the society supported us, we’re too with them (alleged victims). The responsible ought to be punished.”
Hisar police vary ADGP Matta Ravi Kiran informed The Indian Categorical that the IPS officer towards whom the allegations have been levelled within the letter himself requested for a probe into the matter.
“A fact-finding inquiry is underneath course of and I can’t remark additional on it,” added the ADGP.
Then again, the IPS officer who has been accused of sexual harassment additionally informed The Indian Categorical that he had himself requested the Director Basic of Police on Friday to get a probe performed by a senior feminine IPS officer.
In the meantime, HSCW chairperson Renu Bhatia on Sunday requested the state DGP to submit an motion taken report back to the fee inside 24 hours. Renu Bhatia informed The Indian Categorical: “Now we have additionally summoned the IPS officer and the complainant girls within the case to our workplace in Faridabad on October 29. The inquiry officer has additionally been requested to seem earlier than the fee on the identical day. The allegations are of a critical nature, so an in depth inquiry ought to be performed into the matter.”
