Kanpur (Uttar
Pradesh), August 13: An utterly horrific incident has come to the fore in Kanpur, a
city of Uttar Pradesh. On Tuesday, a retired police officer has been arrested
for raping a 13 year-old-minor girl.
On Sunday, the
accused, a retired police officer Dinesh Chandra Tripathi who hails from
Prayagraj, was watching television with his tenant’s 17-year-old son and their
13-year-old daughter at his house in Friends Colony. Later, the boy on feeling
sleepy left the room but the girl stayed on viewing the TV. Utilizing this
opportunity, and on finding her alone with him the accused allegedly raped her.
The parents of
the Rape survivor when recounting the incident to the police said that they
hailed from Maharajpur, have two children, and run a tiffin service. They
further informed that they have rented a part of the house that belongs to
Tripathi.
Later, when their
daughter did not return for a long time, they went looking for her. When they
reached the room where the girl was last seen, they found Tripathi in a
compromising position outraging the modesty of the minor girl.
They are on
record complaining that the accused threatened the family with dire
consequences if they lodged a complaint against him.
The accused,
Dinesh Chandra Tripathi served as a Station House Officer (SHO) of the Chakeri
Police Station in Kanpur until a few years ago and had retired as an inspector
in 2016.
The minor’s
family reported the incident on Monday and a case was registered under relevant
sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from
Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Chakeri Police Station.
Medical
examination of the girl has also been conducted and report is awaited.
However, this is not the first case of where police officers in Kanpur have been reported to be involved in such cases. Ten years back Amarjeet Shahi, CO of Chakeri circle had threatened and raped a 15-year-old girl for several days and just a month ago, Unnao CO Kripa Shankar Kanojia was found with a woman constable in an objectionable condition, who was later suspended by the SP of Unnao.