Questions to female techie over live in relationship lands Bangalore cop in soup

The techie who had been living in with her husband for six months before the couple were married was allegedly asked “How can you live with someone before marriage? Your marriage certificate is dated October 27, 2014, and you say that you have been living in with your partner since March 1, 2014”. Constable Muniraju had carried out the verification at the Kadugodi police station.

Debjani has said that she had to visit the police station several times to provide her address proof – including a letter from her employer as well as one from her apartment association. She stated in an online post that she was shocked that her passport renewal process was halted due to a negative police report. A Facebook post of her predicament drew the attention of higher officials in the police force.

A police constable from Kadugodi police station was sent to the techie’s house on May 8 to conduct a fresh verification. DCP Sathish Kumar said that a preliminary enquiry had revealed negligence on the part of the police constable who conducted the earlier verification process. He said he would submit a detailed report to the police commissioner about the incident.