Woman alleges molestation by cops

Police claim she's mentally unstable

On the night of August 30, a passerby found a woman lying unconscious on a road near Sector 16 in Noida and intimated the cops. The victim was admitted to a local hospital. But as she regained consciousness, the woman told the police that she had been thrashed and molested by two cops. She gave her name as Preeti and said she is a resident of Haridwar.


Ground zero: The civil hospital in Bareilly where the victim has been
kept as the police try to locate her relatives. Pic/mid day

"I work in a private company in Haridwar, and I came to Noida to meet my sister-in-law. When I was passing through Sector 16, two cops stopped me, thrashed me and ripped off my cloths," Preeti told MiD DAY.

According to doctors at the hospital, Preeti was shocked when she saw cops around her and was trying to hide from them. Seeing this behaviour the doctors told the police personnel in uniform to get out of her sight.

"Her behaviour is unstable and it seems like she is mentally challenged. She started shouting and was very scared when cops began questioning her," said a doctor at the district hospital in Bareilly.

The police have launched a probe but they're not sure about the victim's mental status. "We are investigating the case and we are questioning each policeman who was in that area at the time of the incident. But the victim's mental status appears to be unstable. She can't even give us her address.

So far we have been unable to confirm whether she lives in Haridwar. She had been seen roaming around in different sectors of Noida on the day of the incident. We can't even find her in-laws' house in the area," said A K Singh, SSP Noida.

The woman has been kept at the district hospital until the police are able to locate her family members.

BITTER EXPERIENCE
The manager of a renowned Chinese restaurant and bar in Delhi allegedly molested a girl from the northeast inside the eatery on Sunday for watching television during duty hours.
The victim works as a waitress with the restro-bar situated in the L Block of the circular shopping arcade.u00a0 Annoyed with her for watching television on the first floor of the eatery, the manager allegedly hurled abuses at her and then pushed her from the chair she was sitting on.
"He in fact tried to rape me. When I raised an alarm other staff members came for help and released me from his clutches," she claimed.
The girl, a native of Manipur, lives with her brother and cousin in the Kotla Mubarakpur area of south Delhi. She claimed she was alone on the first floor of the restaurant when the incident occurred.
"It was not just a sexual assault. When I tried to resist him, Rohit attacked me with a fork," she said.