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Bengaluru, October 27 (IANS) The Karnataka Police Department has suspended a police inspector, who has been accused of rape by a woman from the minority community. An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) named in the case has also been suspended.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemantha Kumar Singh, speaking to the media on Monday, confirmed the suspension and said an investigation was underway against the two officers.
A 36-year-old woman had filed a rape complaint against DJ Halli Police Inspector HB Sunil with Karnataka DGP and IGP MA Saleem last Wednesday, demanding legal action against him. The woman, who belongs to the minority community, has alleged that Inspector Sunil committed the crime after promising to marry her.
The complainant has also said that the accused is threatening to kill her and is blackmailing her by leaking private videos.
Speaking to the media, the victim said, “I had gone to DJ Halli police station in Bengaluru one and a half years ago. Inspector Sunil heard my complaint and assured me that I would get my money back soon. He also informed assistant sub-inspector Prakash about the matter. I could not get along with officer Prakash, so I requested the inspector to appoint another officer. The accused agreed and later we became close.”
She said, “We started exchanging messages and good wishes and he asked about my background. I told him that many years ago I was in love with someone and after that breakup I had not thought about marriage.”
The victim further said, “He promised to marry me through a registered marriage and also asked me to look for a house for us in the police station area. After a month of knowing each other, he told me that his wife was not at home and invited me to his house. He sent me the location, and when I went there, he had arranged for liquor and a small party. He asked me not to look for any other partner and said that we would live together and cheated on me.”
In her complaint, the victim said, “During our first meeting, he took my personal number. The next day, he checked my phone status and sent me a nice message. I replied with ‘Thank you’. After that, he kept sending me messages continuously. Although I was reluctant, I responded to his messages. He started inviting me to drink and party. He again sent me his home address, and said that his wife had gone out for 10 days. i cab Took it and went to her house.”
“He forced me to drink alcohol, took me to his bedroom and had physical relations with me. Around 5 in the morning, he booked a cab and sent me home. Later, in the month of February, Sunil asked me to come to a hotel opposite Manyata Tech Park. I went there in an auto. Inside the room, he made me drink alcohol and again had physical relations with me. When I met him at the hotel, he was in police uniform.”
“Since I needed his help to resolve my complaint, I agreed to whatever he said. He would message me every day and make video calls,” she said.
“During this period, he promised to open a beauty parlor in my name, buy a flat for me worth Rs 50 to 60 lakh and marry me. Later, he went to Belagavi on duty but continued to call, text and video call me. After returning, he asked me to come to his flat located on the 14th floor.”
“After a few days, I reminded him that he was not keeping his promises. He neither married me, nor bought a flat for me or set up a parlor for me. Instead, he was simply using me as per his wish. The accused threatened to kill me if I disclosed the matter,” she said in her complaint.
The victim has also attached screen shots of the conversation between her and the accused inspector.
–IANS
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