Bihar ASI accused of sexually assaulting superior officer, suspended
According to the complaint, the sub inspector said that being a woman police officer from the Scheduled Caste, she initially “refrained from coming forward due to fear”.
A request has also been made to the Inspector General of the Magadh Range to assign a different headquarters for the duration of the suspension, said Jehanabad Superintendent of Police. An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in Bihar was suspended after an FIR was registered against him on charges of sexually assaulting a Scheduled Caste woman sub-inspector.
Confirming the ASI’s suspension, Superintendent of Police, Jehanabad district, Vineet Kumar on Friday said, “In view of the gravity of the charges, the accused officer has been suspended and directed to report to police headquarters. A request has also been made to the Inspector General of the Magadh Range to assign a different headquarters for the duration of the suspension.”
Kumar also said that “three separate inquiries are underway, a criminal investigation based on the FIR, an internal complaint committee inquiry under POSH (The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013) and departmental proceedings”.
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