Cop suspended for filing rape case without checking facts

A police sub-inspector has been suspended for filing a rape case without verifying the facts of the case, or notifying a higher officer. Kiran Sonawane reports.

A police sub-inspector has been suspended for filing a rape case without verifying the facts of the case, or notifying a higher officer.

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The Thane police commissioner suspended DH Bhadane, attached to the central police station, Ulhasnagar on Monday.

Inspector Sanjay Surve, from the central police station, said that on August 22, a 27-year-old woman came to the police station and lodged a rape case against one Hira Bullani, 47.

“Bhadane took up the case immediately and sent a team to arrest Bullani. However, before doing so, he did not consult a higher officer, or verify the facts of the case. Two days later, when the police spoke to the supposed victim, she gave a different statement. The witnesses she named were also weak and the medical reports could not confirm rape.”

Surve added that the police sent a report to Shivajirao Rathod, the deputy commissioner of police, Ulhasnagar, who took the matter forward with Thane commissioner KP Raghuvanshi. Raghuvanshi subsequently suspended Bhadane.

Defending himself, Bhadane said: “A policeman has to register each and every complaint and has no right to deny it. I acted as per the rules, but officers have objected to the fact that I did not inform them, as it was a serious offence.”