Police shielding officer accused of harassing young journalist
Police shielding officer accused of harassing young journalist
In allegedly shielding one of its own, the Delhi police has forgotten that the man is question has even turned against them. It has been learned that a Special Operations Staff inspector Rajpal Dabas, who is accused of harassing a young journalist and sending her lewd SMSes, allegedly hacked into the e-mail of his senior officer to get the call details of his victim.
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The fact was revealed in an RTI filed by the victim, after efforts to lodge and FIR failed.u00a0 The RTI plea was filed on September 1, 2010. Inspector Dabas accessed the call details of the victim through a request sent to the service provider through the e-mail ID of his senior officer of the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.
She and Inspector Dabas were friends some time ago but then when the victim stopped meeting the inspector, he allegedly started sending her threatening messages and then "spread rumours," about their relationship using the call details.u00a0
Majority of senior police officers remained tight-lipped about the issue and refused to comment. One of them said the probe is in the primary stages.
Cop turns rapist |
A traffic constable and his friend were arrested for allegedly raping a woman in a moving car in May 2010. The constable and his friend had befriended the woman over a period of time and one night, after having dinner at her residence, they all had gone out in a car. The constable and his friend overpowered her and took turns to rape her inside the car. She was dropped at her house next morning. The woman approached police in the evening after which a medical examination was conducted. The tests confirmed rape and the constable and his friend were arrested. |