Assam: Sub-inspector booked under POCSO over allegations of minor’s sexual assault

The director general of Assam police (DGP), GP Singh on Friday said that a case has been registered against the police officer, whose name he did not disclose

A sub-inspector in Assam’s Nalbari district has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, police said.

According to the girl’s complaint, a male officer asked her to remove her clothes to which she denied. (Representative file image)

According to police officials, a 17-year-old girl on June 26, lodged an FIR (first information report) against the sub-inspector of Nalbari’s Ghograpar police station.

She alleged that the police officer sexually assaulted her.

The director general of Assam police (DGP), GP Singh on Friday said that a case has been registered against the police officer, whose name he did not disclose.

“Reference reported incident of taking photograph of a girl by a police officer inside Ghograpar Police Station Nalbari - 1.The Complainant (F 17 years) lodged an ejahar on 26/6/23 at Nalbari PS to the effect on 21/6/23 she along with one male person was brought to Ghogrpar Police Station, Nalbari and their one SI ( name not mentioned) sexually assaulted her and took some obscene photograph and used obscene signals to the complainant. In this regards a case has been registered vide Nalbari PS case no- 287/2023, u/s- 354(B)/509 IPC R/W Sec- 12/14(1) of POCSO Act and the case was endorsed to a Woman Addl SP of Nalbari”, he posted on his official Twitter account.

According to the girl’s complaint, on June 21 evening, a male officer asked her to remove her clothes to which she denied.

“The officer threatened me and hence I got scared and removed my clothes. SI has clicked my naked picture and tried to harass me with his obscene gesture,” she alleged.