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Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) Residents of Ranibandh area of Bankura district in West Bengal on Saturday protested against a police officer accused of beating his servant and molesting the servant’s sister. The residents also blocked the road in the area demanding strict action against the police officer.
According to sources, a sub-inspector of Ranibandh police station has been accused of locking a servant in the house and beating him repeatedly after accusing him of stealing money. Furthermore, the police officer allegedly molested the servant’s sister and made indecent proposals to her.
According to local sources, the sub-inspector lives in a rented house in Ranibandh area. Sajal Sahis, a young man from the local Rajkata village, used to work there as a servant. It is alleged that some money was stolen from the pant pocket of the Sub Inspector last Thursday. The police officer pointed his finger towards Sajal.
It is alleged that the police officer accused Sajal of stealing a total of Rs 12 lakh from the house and beat him up after locking him in the house. It is alleged that apart from beating Sajal badly with a belt and a stick, he was also threatened with a service revolver and thrown from the roof of the third floor.
After being tortured for several hours on Thursday, Sajal and her family alleged that the police officer again called Sajal to his home on Friday and beat him up. Sajal alleged that the police officer also raided her house in Rajkata village and took away some cash and jewellery. When they tried to stop him, Sajal’s sister was molested.
On Friday evening, Sajal’s health deteriorated and she was taken to Ranibandh Block Primary Health Center for treatment. Later, when the matter came to light, the local people protested last night.
On Saturday morning, demanding punishment to the accused police officer, they started blocking the road by burning tires at Khudiram Pratima intersection in Ranibandh area of Bankura. Due to the blockade, traffic movement was stopped on both the Bankura-Jhilimili and Bankura-Barikul state highways. After receiving assurance from the police that action would be taken against the accused officer, angry residents of the area called off their protest in the evening.
After the incident, Bankura Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Tiwari told media persons, “No written complaint has been received yet regarding the incident. However, Khatra SDPO has been directed to investigate all the complaints and submit the report immediately. If there is any wrongdoing on the part of the accused police officer, necessary action will be taken against him.”
Meanwhile, the Superintendent of Police said that the protesters were called to Ranibandh Police Station to discuss the matter with the complainants. But instead of going there, the complainants blocked the road.
–IANS
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