Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh): An LLB student, a victim of alleged sexual assault committed suicide under suspicious circumstances in Anupshahar Kotwali area of Bulandshahr district.
Kamruddin, the main accused in the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old law student, was arrested on Tuesday from Faridabad in Haryana, the police said.
A police source revealed that during investigations, the mobile of the accused was traced to a location other than claimed by the victim which delayed action.
A suicide note has also been recovered from the spot.
Taking cognisance of the matter, the SSP has suspended the investigating officer and has also initiated a departmental inquiry against officers of the concerned police station.
The victim's family alleged delayed action by the police on her complaint.
However, the police said there are several discrepancies in the case. The victim first filed a case on 3rd October under sections of abduction, sexual assault and wrongful confinement against the named accused.
According to the police, the three men identified as Kamruddin, Avrar and Muvin have been booked under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and efforts are being made to nab them.
"The woman had on October 3 registered a case against Kamruddin for kidnapping, harassment and criminal intimidation. However, the woman had later said that she has registered the case under pressure from her family members and that no such incident has taken place," said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Santosh Kumar Singh.
Explaining her absence from her home, the police officer said that the woman had clarified that she, upset with her family, had gone to a friend's house on October 3 from where she returned to her home the morning after.
"The girl's statement was recorded before a court under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), in which she refuted the incident. Based on the statement, a final report was filed in the matter," Singh said.
"However, on October 24, the girl had filed another case against the same man and his uncle Muvin and one Avrar. In the complaint, the woman alleged that Kamaruddin had called her on October 16 at around 4 am. When she went to meet him, he along with two others took her to Aligarh, where they gang-raped her and sent her back home," he added.
Singh, however, informed that during the investigation of the case it had emerged that the mobile location of two of the accused was not at the location mentioned in the complaint.
"During the investigation, it came to light that during the said time, the mobile location of Kamruddin was in Faridabad, Haryana and neither a call nor a message was sent to her from his phone. Avrar's location was at his home while Muvin's location was in Aligarh, where he resides," Singh said.
The Bulandshahr Police has registered a case of abetment to suicide.
He said that even though prima facie the allegations were not substantiated with evidence, the investigation in the matter was not conducted properly and therefore the investigation officer has been suspended.
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(inputs from agency)
