Bhadohi:
A deputy police inspector has been charged and suspended for allegedly making vulgar remarks against a 21-year-old woman over the phone in Bhadohi district, Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.
A case against SI Santosh Kumar Rai has been registered based on the complaint of the woman, who is an undergraduate student, SP Ram Badan Singh said.
The woman alleged that the SI took her phone number about a month ago when she went to the Kotwali police station to complain that her mother-in-law threw her out of the house, said the SP.
She said he used to call her and make obscene comments, the SP said, adding that she approached police with an audio of the conversation two days ago and filed a complaint in this regard.
During the investigation, the woman’s allegations were held to be true, after which the case was filed and the SI was put on hold, the SP said.
Circle officer Priyank Jain has been asked to investigate the matter, SP Singh added.